(WHTM) — Pennsylvania is one step closer to banning cell phones in public schools.
On Monday, the State House approved a bill requiring students to keep their phones secured throughout the school day, with certain medical and emergency exceptions.
The bill passed with a bipartisan vote of 141 to 62 and now heads to the Senate.
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If passed, it could take effect next school year.
Gov. Josh Shapiro has said that if the bill makes it to his desk, he will sign it, saying in a social media post in January that “Students need to spend time focused on learning.”
Sen. Devlin Robinson’s (R-Allegheny) cell phone ban legislation, introduced in Oct. 2024, would implement a bell-to-bell phone-free policy.
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