Arkansas Advocate: Free school breakfast, maternal health Medicaid, school cellphone ban all become law
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Tag: cell phones in schools
Arkansas Advocate: Lawmakers show support for curtailing cellphone access, diversity initiatives
The third week of Arkansas’ 95th General Assembly saw a slight increase in action as committees considered more bills
Arkansas Advocate: Lawmakers file bill to restrict phone access at school
State lawmakers filed legislation Wednesday that would ban smartphones and other personal electronic devices from all Arkansas public schools beginning with the 2025-2026 school year
Cell phone bans and free school breakfasts
Gov. Sanders didn’t spend much time discussing K-12 education in her State of the State address, but she did mention banning cell phones in schools and making school breakfasts free with the help of medical marijuana money
States Newsroom: U.S. Education Department pings states, schools to set policies on cellphone use
The department asks schools to have well-thought-out policies on the matter, but does not dictate exactly what those policies should be