Pennsylvania - Student cellphone use may soon be prohibited in Pennsylvania schools.

Lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill in the state senate Friday that aims to restrict student cell phone use in schools, citing the "steep decline in youth mental health and academic performance during the past decade."

If passed, Senate Bill 1014 — sponsored by Sens. Devlin Robinson (R-37), Vince Hughes (D-7), and Steve Santarsiero (D-10) — would require Pennsylvania schools to adopt cellphone policies that would prohibit student-use during the school-day. If the bill is passed, each individual school district will be responsible for crafting their own policies.

There would be exceptions to the "all-day cellphone-free policies" including: "students with medical conditions; students with individu

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