House Substitute for Substitute for SB 281 by Committee on Education - Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours, prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes.

This bill requires school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to create policies limiting student use of personal electronic devices during school hours, with exceptions for medical needs or individualized education programs. It also prohibits school employees from privately contacting students through social media or texting, unless it's for official school purposes on a monitored platform or the employee is the student's parent. Schools must certify they have adopted these policies by September 1, 2026.

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