HB208
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Amend KRS 158.165 to require local boards of education to adopt a policy to, at a minimum, prohibit student use of a personal telecommunications device during the school day with specific exceptions; amend KRS 156.675 to include social media in prohibited material to be made inaccessible through school technology and provide the scope of social media to be prohibited.
Introduced: January 10, 2025
Last action: March 26, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill requires Kentucky public school districts to create policies banning students from using personal devices like smartphones during the school day, with some exceptions allowed. It also expands existing rules to block social media sites on school technology and networks. Schools that do not already have such policies would need to establish them to comply with state law. Who it may affect: students in Kentucky public schools, parents, and local school board members and administrators.
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