Already playing catch-up on new cell phone ban law, state school board further delays offering direction to districts at June meeting

Already playing catch-up on new cell phone ban law, state school board further delays offering direction to districts at June meeting

Instead of providing guidance to Kansas school districts on implementation of the new cell phone ban signed into law nearly three months ago by Governor Laura Kelly, the Kansas State Board of Education(KSBOE) resolved that more discussion is needed before such direction would be forthcoming, falling further behind in its ability to influence this fast-moving issue. The legislation, Senate Substitute for House Bill 2299, the so-called “Bell-to-Be…