HARRISBURG, Pa. — The state House voted 141-62 Monday to ban students’ phones in Pennsylvania schools from the first bell to the last, with seven of the Lehigh Valley’s 11 members voting no.
The bill would require every public and private school to bar students from using their phones all day, including lunch and hallways, starting in the 2027-28 school year. Only three of the Valley’s 17 school districts already go that far in every grade, their policies show.
It is not law yet. The Senate, which passed an earlier version 46-1 in February, must accept the House’s changes before the bill can go to the governor, and the Senate has three session days left this year…