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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2496 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 333 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | John J. Cronin |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to promote phone free schools. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :John J. CroninWorcester and MiddlesexMark C. MontignySecond Bristol and Plymouth1/28/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2496 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 333 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Cronin, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 333) of John J. Cronin and Mark C. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Montigny for legislation to prohibiting the use of wireless communication devices in K-12 public |
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| 20 | 20 | | schools by students. Education. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act to promote phone free schools. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 The department of elementary and secondary education shall establish a written policy |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2prohibiting the use of wireless communication devices in K-12 public schools by students during |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3the school day unless authorized by a principal. The policy shall include: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 (a) one or more secure, designated areas where students may store their cellular |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5telephones during the school day, which may include student lockers. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6 (b) one or more methods for parents and guardians of students to readily contact students |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7during the school day and provide for written notification of parents and guardians of these |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8methods at the beginning of each school year. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9 (c) The department of elementary and secondary education regulations shall provide for |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10medical exceptions and other appropriate exigencies. |
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