School Cellphone Ban Passes Pennsylvania Senate: "We Want Our Students Focused on Learning"

Pa. moves closer to statewide school cellphone ban as state Senate advances a bill

A statewide policy of banning cellphones in schools has taken a step forward this week as Gov. Josh Shapiro and other elected officials have voiced support...

Officials, Erie families speak on PA bill banning phones in school

A bill passed in the Pennsylvania Senate on February 4 would greenlight public schools to ban phones, and it prompted different perspectives in the community. Senate Bill 1014 would implement a bell-to-bell phone ban in public schools during the school day. While senate voted to pass the bill, it still needs to be passed in [...]

Pa. Senate passes school phone ban bill, 48-1: ‘real impact for real people’

The state Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would ban student phone use during the school day, roughly four hours after Gov. Josh Shapiro advocated for a ban in his budget address. Shapiro endorsed a bell-to-bell phone ban in a social media post last week, but the idea had been running through the Legislature for some time prior, with the Senate Education Committee having unanimously approved the bill back in December. Shapiro’s budget proposal …

School cellphone ban passes Pennsylvania Senate: "We want our students focused on learning"

The bipartisan "Bell-to-Bell" bill bars students from using their phones any time they're in school, not just during instructional periods.

Pa. Senate passes school phone ban bill, clearing path for one of Shapiro’s priorities

Shapiro endorsed the idea last week and made it a priority in Tuesday's budget speech. The Senate had already started moving on the bill late last year.

Pa. Senate advances plan for cellphone ban in public schools

HARRISBURG — A proposed bell-to-bell ban on students using cellphones at Pennsylvania public schools advanced through the state Senate this week as Gov. Josh Shapiro repeated his challenge that lawmakers put such a bill on his desk to be signed…