A major priority for Oklahoma lawmakers and the governor was the first item on the House Common Education Committee’s agenda Wednesday. In its first meeting of 2025, the committee voted 11-2 to pass House Bill 1276 with bipartisan support.

The proposed bill would require school districts to adopt a policy banning the use of personal electronic devices — including cell phones, video game devices and portable media players — during instructional time.

Alabama lawmakers are considering a cell phones' place in the classroom in the upcoming 2025 legislative session, and while some believe they should be banned all together, one Wiregrass educator said it should be handled at a local level.

The intent of the bill is to implement cellphone restrictions in all of Nebraska's K-12 schools. However, Attorney General Mike Hilgers, who collaborated on the bill, said that the current language is overly broad and is in need of amendments to specify the policy.

A subcommittee meeting was held Wednesday to discuss a ban on cellphones in Iowa schools.Governor Kim Reynolds has said they are a distraction for students, and

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The bill would require school boards to adopt policies prohibiting cell phone and smartwatch use on campus before the beginning of the next school year, though the policies must include a provision for emergency use.

A bill that would ban cell phones from classrooms all over the state has won support from the Senate Education Committee.

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