Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces planned phone-free school legislation

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Arkansas lawmakers file bill to restrict phone access at school

Rep. Jon Eubanks (left) and Sen. Tyler Dees, both Republicans, discuss a bill to restrict cell phone use in schools at the Arkansas Capitol on Jan. 29, 2025. (Mary Hennigan/Arkansas Advocate) State lawmakers filed legislation Wednesday that would ban smartphones and other personal electronic devices from all Arkansas public schools beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. Senate Bill 142, also called the Bell to Bell, No Cell Act, follows throu…

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Arkansas lawmakers file bill to restrict phone access at school • Arkansas Advocate

Rep. Jon Eubanks (left) and Sen. Tyler Dees, both Republicans, discuss a bill to restrict cell phone use in schools at the Arkansas Capitol on Jan. 29, 2025. (Mary Hennigan/Arkansas Advocate)State lawmakers filed legislation Wednesday that would ban smartphones and other personal electronic devices from all Arkansas public schools beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. Senate Bill 142, also called the Bell to Bell, No Cell Act, follows throug…

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Phones would be banned ‘bell to bell’ in Arkansas public schools under new bill

Sanders' school cell phone ban comes at a time when the relationship between the GOP and the tech industry is fast shifting.

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New bill seeks to ban cell phones across all Arkansas schools

A bill was filed in the Arkansas Legislature on Wednesday that could potentially ban cellphones across all Arkansas schools.

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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces planned phone-free school legislation

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced legislation on Wednesday banning smartphones and related technology from every Arkansas public school. The Bell to Bell, No Cell Act will be introduced into the legislature to go into effect in the 2025-2026 school year. The governor said Sen. Tyler Dees (R-Silom Springs) and Rep. Jon Eubanks (R-Paris) will sponsor the bill. Arkansas school districts pushing forward with imp…

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Sanders urges legislation to prohibit cellphone use in schools | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette