Sen.Cabral-Guevara: Wisconsin State Senate Passes Bill to Require Ban on Non-Educational Wireless Devices in Schools

Lawmakers pass bill that would ban cell phones in Wisconsin classrooms

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin lawmakers have passed a bill that would require public schools to ban students from using cell phones in classrooms. The Senate passed AB 2 on Tuesday, which would require public school districts to implement the ban by next school year. The bill includes exceptions for emergencies, medical necessities and situations where a teacher determines the device is beneficial for student learning. It didn’t receive unanimous su…

Bill banning cellphones in classrooms headed to governor’s desk

A bill banning cellphones in classrooms has passed the Wisconsin Senate and now heads to Gov. Tony Evers’ desk, though it’s unclear whether he’ll sign it into law. The measure was part of a lengthy agenda Tuesday that also included measures aimed at allowing candidates to remove their names from general election ballots after they’ve dropped out, expanding health insurance coverage of enhanced breast cancer screenings and honoring conservative a…

Wisconsin Senate approves cellphone ban and breast cancer screening bills

“All they do is critique process and complain about things,” Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said of his Democratic colleagues. “But we're getting bills done.” (Baylor Spears/Wisconsin Examiner) The Wisconsin State Senate met for a floor session for the first time in over 90 days, advancing bills that would ban cellphones in schools, require coverage of breast cancer screenings for women at high risk and allow candidates to remove themsel…

Wisconsin bill banning cell phones in classrooms headed to governor's desk

The measure was among a long list of bills that were aimed at allowing candidates to remove their names from general election ballots after they've dropped out of a race, expanding health insurance coverage of enhanced breast cancer screenings and honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The post Wisconsin bill banning cell phones in classrooms headed to governor’s desk appeared first on WPR.

Wisconsin school cell phone ban during instructional time heads to governor

(The Center Square) – A bill that would require school boards across Wisconsin to create rules banning cell phones during instructional time took another step to becoming law when the Wisconsin Senate approved Assembly Bill 29 with a 29-4 vote.

State Senate passes bill requiring cell phone ban policies in Wisconsin school districts

The Wisconsin State Senate passed Bill 29 on Tuesday, a measure that would require school boards across the state to adopt policies banning non-education wireless devices like cell phones in schools.