By Elyse Apel | The Center Square
Following initiatives in other states, bipartisan legislation is making its way through the Colorado House requiring schools to regulate cell phone and smartwatch usage during the school day.
While House Bill 1135 does require that schools decide on a specific policy on student use of a “communication device,” it does not specify what that policy should be.
Five Democrats and two Republicans have signed onto the legislation, which was assigned to the House Education Committee. It will be considered by the committee on Feb. 13.
Legislators supporting the bill said it strikes a good middle ground on the issue of phones in schools.