(The Center Square) – The Colorado House Education Committee passed a bipartisan bill Wednesday requiring all public schools to have a policy on cellphones.
House Bill 1135 requires that schools decide on a specific policy on student use of a “communication device,” but it does not specify what that policy should be.
The committee voted nearly unanimously, with only state Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-Fort Morgan, dissenting.
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Johnson cited concerns about schools losing local control over the decision.
“I love the concept of this bill,” Johnson said. “For me, this comes down to local schools, local choice, letting parents and local communities push this decision, and not the state saying you need to have something.”
Legislators supporting the bill said it strikes a good middle ground on the
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