TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A bill that would test out completely banning cell phones from Florida schools has now passed through its first committee in Tallahassee.
What You Need To Know
- A proposal that would clear the way for enhanced cell phone bans in schools cleared the first hurdle
- It calls for a pilot program of six school districts across the state to institute a full cell phone ban
- A Pasco County official says a recent ban has led to increased gains for students
The bill, Senate Bill 1296, would expand on a 2023 law, CS/HB 379, which requires public schools to ban phones during class time.
There was language in the 2023 bill that allowed for cell phone use in schools if there was a specified educational purpose, and established an assigned space in the classroom for cell phones to be when they weren’t being used…