Miami-Dade lawmaker’s bill to expand Florida school cell-phone restrictions advances

A proposal to prevent students from using cell phones and other wireless devices during the school day, not just during instructional time, is headed to the full House.

The Education & Employment Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved the proposal (HB 949), which also would require school districts to designate areas where students may use devices. B

ill sponsor Demi Busatta, R-Coral Gables, said the proposal doesn’t define wireless devices to account for medical devices and to capture the “new gadget or gizmo that comes out.”…

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