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Pennsylvania ‘Phone-Free Schools’ Bill Heads to Senate Floor: What SB 1014 Would Change for Students, Parents, and Teachers (Dec. 12, 2025)
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Pennsylvania ‘Phone-Free Schools’ Bill Heads to Senate Floor: What SB 1014 Would Change for Students, Parents, and Teachers (Dec. 12, 2025)

Pennsylvania lawmakers are moving closer to a statewide “bell-to-bell” school cellphone restriction after the Senate Education Committee unanimously advanced Senate Bill 1014, a bipartisan proposal that would require every school entity to adopt a policy limiting student mobile device use during the
December 12, 2025

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