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HB 1135, requiring schools adopt student cell phone usage policy, advances out of committee
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HB 1135, requiring schools adopt student cell phone usage policy, advances out of committee

By Brian Porter | Rocky Mountain Voice The debate to end all debates may soon reach a conclusion. State lawmakers Wednesday advanced House Bill 25-1135, by Steamboat Springs Democrat Rep. Meghan Lukens and El Paso County Republican Rep. Mary Bradfield, a measure requiring schools adopt and implement a student communication device policy. The bill now moves to the House floor on a 11-1 vote of the House Education Committee. While the measure's concepts were broadly supported in the committee hearing, in many schools across the state, suspension of cell phone access in the classroom has raised the ire of parents and students. Many schools have local policy restricting cell phone use, largely brought by educators who have increasingly said classroom distractions have grown beyond the...
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Support grows for HB 1135, establishing cell phone policy in Colorado schools
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Support grows for HB 1135, establishing cell phone policy in Colorado schools

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. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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