Kansas Cell Phone Ban Applying to Both Public and Private Schools Clears House

Kansas cell phone ban applying to both public and private schools clears House

Republican Reps. Kristey Williams, of Augusta, and Sean Tarwater, of Stilwell, are on opposing sides of a bill to ban cell phones in all public and accredited nonpublic schools. They appear here on the House floor on April 6, 2023, in Topeka, Kansas. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — Cell phones are one step closer to disappearing from Kansas classrooms after the House passed a bill that would require a daytime device ban to publ…

Kansas cellphone ban applying to both public and private schools clears House

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School cellphone ban clears House; covers public, accredited private schools

The Kansas House on Tuesday approved a bill banning cellphones in public and accredited private schools, overcoming objections that it interfered with the autonomy of nonpublic schools and stepped on the authority of public school districts. The House voted 75-48 to pass the bill with a mix of Republicans and Democrats joining either side of the issue for mixed reasons. The bill now goes to the Senate, which only needs to concur with the House v…