Ark. Governor Announces Phone-Free School Bill
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) announced a new bill Wednesday that would ban smartphones and other electronic devices from all public schools. State Sen. Tyler Dees (R) and state Rep. Jon Eubanks (R) sponsored the bill. "After the overwhelming…
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success of our phone-free schools pilot program, it’s clear that it’s time for Arkansas to ban smartphones, bell to bell, in every school in our state," Sanders said. Citing mental health as a top priority, she noted that the bill would allow school districts to provide certain exemptions.