Sen. Danny Burgess (R-Zephyrhills) filed a bill on Wednesday that would direct the Florida Department of Education to start a pilot program to implement a policy prohibiting the use of cell phones and other personal electronic devices by students in school.
"This will allow us to take a closer look at phone-free school campuses, which I believe can encourage students to connect more personally with each other and their teachers and better support their academic efforts," Burgess said.
Under Danny Burgess' SB 1296, Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. and the department would coordinate with and select six districts representing two small, two medium, and two large counties that currently, or will in the 2025-2026 academic year, implement the cell phone ban policy.
In 2023, Florida passed a bill banning the use of cell phones during instructional time.
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