Proposed bill aims to reduce screen time in Missouri elementary schools

Books over bytes: Missouri lawmakers target classroom screen time

Missouri lawmakers are taking aim at classroom screen time.

Bill aims to cap Missouri elementary students’ daily screen time at 45 minutes

State Rep. Tricia Byrnes, R-Wentzville, presents a bill to the Missouri House Education Committee Wednesday that would limit use of technology in grades K-5 (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).Missouri lawmakers are moving to rein in elementary schools’ use of technology, debating legislation Wednesday that would cap students’ daily use of digital devices at 45 minutes. “This bill is about restoring balance, common sense and childhood to Mis…

Proposed bill aims to reduce screen time in Missouri elementary schools

ST. LOUIS - A proposed bill in Jefferson City would limit classroom screen time for elementary school students while requiring an increase in paper assignments and handwriting. State Rep. Tricia Byrnes, a Republican from Wentzville, sponsored House Bill 22-30, which aims to shift kindergarten through fifth grade instruction back to printed books and foundational skills. [...]

SIIA Opposes Missouri HB 2230’s One-Size-Fits-All Screen Time Limits

SIIA wrote to Missouri lawmakers to oppose HB 2230, a proposal that would impose strict limits on classroom technology use. The letter stresses the importance of distinguishing recreational screen time […] The post SIIA Opposes Missouri HB 2230’s One-Size-Fits-All Screen Time Limits appeared first on SIIA.