Bill banning cellphones in classrooms passes Connecticut House

Bill banning cellphones in classrooms passes Connecticut House

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A broadly bipartisan vote in the Connecticut House of Representatives approved a measure that would require every school district in the state to implement a "bell to bell" ban on cellphones. The concept for the legislation was introduced earlier this year by Gov. Ned Lamont, who has long applauded local policies [...]

CT school cellphone ban passes House with bipartisan support

A bill that would impose a statewide bell-to-bell cellphone ban in public schools cleared the state House of Representatives Monday by a vote of 117-31. Twenty Republicans joined most Democrats in passing House Bill 5035, which prohibits students across Connecticut from using cellphones on school grounds during the school day. What exactly students do with those phones — whether they keep them in backpacks, for example, or store them in locked p…

Bill Banning Cell Phones In Schools Advances In CT Legislature

The bill, House Bill 5035, passed 117-31 with 20 Republicans and all but three Democrats supporting it.