Restrictions during ‘instructional hours’ would be required in the 2026-27 school year.
LACEY, Wash. — School districts could be forced to restrict cell phone use for students under bills introduced in Olympia.
Senate Bill 5346 would require the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to examine cell phone bans currently in place across the state and recommend recommendations for districts.
According to the bill, school districts would need to develop policies “restricting student mobile device use during instructional hours” by the start of the 2026-27 school year.
The Senate bill, and a House version, House Bill 1122, are awaiting committee hearing
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