Tennessee bill to let schools ban, collect cell phones gains bipartisan support

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Tennessee bill to let schools ban, collect cell phones gains bipartisan support

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Tennessee bill that would authorize school districts to pass policies banning cell phone use during instructional time gained bipartisan support and unanimously passed its first House subcommittee hearing this week. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Republican Rep. Rebecca Alexander (R-Jonesborough) and Republican Sen. Ferrell Haile (R-Gallatin), would also allow districts to pass policies requiring students to h…