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

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 state Rep. Rebecca Alexander (R-Jonesborough) and state Sen. Ferrell Haile (R-Gallatin), would also allow districts to pass policies requiring students to hand over their phones at the beginning of the school day.

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