As the Kansas Senate discusses the statewide all-day phone ban, district administrators, educators and students are divided on whether the ban should pass. The bill — co-sponsored by 70% of the Senate and supported by governor Laura Kelly — has been in a hearing since Jan. 15. Introduced on Jan. 6, Senate Bill 302 would require all Kansas schools to prohibit the use of phones from the first bell of school to the last, including passing period and lunch time. This is a greater restriction than the current district policy adopted last January during instructional time. The bill is derived from a policy template provided by the National Distraction-Free Schools Policy Project, which provides policy templates for legislation in schools to “address the overuse of smartphones, social media, and School-Tech.”  To read more, click the link in bio. #storybymichaelyi #designbyadysoncooper #artbyeinsleyfoster