WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) — A Kansas law banning the use of personal devices during the school day has extended to social media communications between school districts and students.
Senate Substitute for Substitute for House Bill 2299, which passed in March 2026, prohibits school districts and school employees from using social media to communicate with students for official school purposes. It also bars districts from requiring the use of social media for any assignment or extracurricular activity.
However, the bill allows school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to approve a social media platform for official school purposes…