WyoFIle - District 91¿´Æ¬istration District 91¿´Æ¬istration Media Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:17:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 As more Wyoming schools crack down on cellphones, bill aims at statewide limits /article/as-more-wyoming-schools-crack-down-on-cellphones-bill-aims-at-statewide-limits/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:17:16 +0000 /?p=169491 The legality of cellphones in Wyoming schools could become more uniform with the passage of Senate File 21—Ban on cell phone use in schools. The bill would require Wyoming districts to adopt policies prohibiting cellphone use in classrooms by July 1.

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At many Wyoming schools, district-wide policies eliminate the ever-alluring distraction of social media notifications, text messages or Tiktok scrolling by barring smartphone use in the classroom.

But not all. At least 18 of the state’s 48 districts—and likely more—have no cellphone policies, according to data collected recently by the Wyoming School Boards Association. To be clear, the lack of district-wide policies hasn’t stopped some schools in those districts from adopting specific rules.

But the legality of cellphones in Wyoming schools could become more uniform with the passage of Senate File 21—Ban on cell phone use in schools. The bill would require Wyoming districts to adopt policies prohibiting cellphone use in classrooms by July 1.

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