JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed 13 bills into law on Wednesday, including a sweeping education bill that bans students from using cell phones in schools during the school day.
Under the the new law, signed as Senate Bill 68, students will not be allowed to use their personal cell phones “from the beginning of the school day until the end of the school day.”
The ban begins during the 2026-27 school year and applies for students between kindergarten and the 12th grades.
After the upcoming school year (2025-26), school districts and charter schools will be required to have a written policy on students’ use of phones. That policy must include provisions prohibiting cellphone use during instructional time, mealtimes and between classes.
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(Story by Joey Schneider, ozarksfirst.com)
