Public Comments for: HB882 - Students; Department of Education's model policy on cell phone use during instructional time.
Please amend this to ensure that any model policies created from this law include exceptions for students with disabilities. Cell phones are now used for medical purposes - for ex, apps can now monitor insulin levels for those who have type 1 diabetes. Students with mental health needs and/or executive functioning needs may also require their use to access their education. These needs must be explicitly addressed and included to ensure these students retain such essential access.
Please vote to pass HB667. Children in ALL zip codes deserve better educational choice than what they are receiving in urban areas in failing public schools.
Please vote to pass HB882 . Cell phones are weapons of mass distraction and are ruining our kids' minds and behavior.
Thank you for considering important legislation that would direct the department to develop guidelines and local school divisions to adopt policies to protect students from harmful devices and online content during crucial classroom hours. At the ExcelinEd National Summit on Education last November, guests heard research from Dr. Jonathan Haidt who has extensively researched the impacts of phones and social media on kids and the impacts have been detrimental. Please see the attachment for research and information about the negative impacts of phone-based childhoods and distractions during the school day. Thank you for your consideration; ExcelinEd in Action supports this legislation.
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Thank you for considering important legislation that would direct the department to develop a model policy and urge local school divisions to adopt policies to protect students from harmful devices and online content during crucial classroom hours. At the ExcelinEd National Summit on Education last November, guests heard research from Dr. Jonathan Haidt who has extensively researched the impacts of phones and social media on kids and the impacts have been detrimental. Please see the attachment for research and information about the negative impacts of phone-based childhoods and distractions during the school day. Thank you for your consideration; ExcelinEd in Action supports this legislation.