Gov. Polis signs bill requiring schools set cell phone policies
FOX31 Denver
[{'start': '2.268', 'end': '6.272', 'text': ">> THIS IS FOX. 31 NEWS AT   5.30.   >> WELL, FIRST UP AT   FIVE-THIRTY GOVERNOR JARED   POLIS SIGNING A NUMBER OF   BILLS IN THE STATE LAW TODAY.   ONE OF THEM IS DESIGNED TO   KEEP STUDENTS FOCUSED ON   LEARNING IT OFF THEIR PHONES.   FOX THIRTY-ONE'S POLITICAL   REPORTER GABRIELLE FRANKLIN IS   ON IT TONIGHT WITH WHAT   PARENTS AND STUDENTS NEED TO   KNOW MOVING FORWARD.   >> BY NEXT SUMMER SCHOOL   DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE   WILL NEED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF   POLICY IN PLACE REGARDING   USING THESE DEVICES DURING   CLASS TIME.   >> IT'S OFFICIALLY THE LONG   HAUL.   >> STATE LAWMAKERS ARE CALLING   ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO   IMPLEMENT A STUDENT'S CELL   PHONE POLICY SPONSORS LEAVING   WHAT THE POLICY EXACTLY SAYS   UP TO EACH SCHOOL BOARD. THIS   BILL PROVIDES CRITICAL LOCAL   CONTROL. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO   COLORADO PARENTS, SCHOOL   DISTRICTS AND STUDENTS. IT   ENCOURAGES THEM TO WORK   TOGETHER ON CELL PHONE POLICY.   THAT BEST SUITS THEIR   RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. MANY   DISTRICTS IN THE STATE DON'T   HAVE A POLICY IN PLACE.   BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT   IS ONE OF THE FEW THAT DOES. I   WOULD SAY REALLY THAT.   >> THE PAYOFF SO FAR HAS BEEN   MORE STUDENT INTERACTION. YOU   KNOW, WHEN WHEN YOU WALK INTO   SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY AT   LUNCHTIME, YOU KNOW, STUDENTS   ARE NOW PLAYING GAMES   TOGETHER, PING PONG AND JANE   JANE ALL THESE KIND OF FUN   THINGS IN THE LUNCHROOM.   BOULDER VALLEY'S CHIEF   COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER RANDY   BARBER SAYS STUDENTS AND    FAMILIES DID HAVE TO ADJUST AT   FIRST. BUT THE AND FAMILIES IN   THE MIDDLE BY LETTING STUDENTS   KEEP THEIR PHONES IN THEIR   BACKPACKS TRYING TO HAVE   COMPLIANCE BETWEEN HAVING YOU   KNOW, KIDS NOT HAVE ACCESS   THEIR CELL PHONES AND BEING   ATTENTIVE IN CLASS AND TO EACH   OTHER, YOU KNOW, DURING LUNCH   AND THAT KIND OF THING AS WE   BOUNCED A LITTLE BIT WITH THE   CONCERNS OF PARENTS. AND THAT   REALLY CAME DOWN TO FOR US,   ALLOWING THEM TO STILL HAVE   ACCESS IN THEIR BACKPACK, YOU   KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO REACH A   PARENT AFTER SOMETHING HAPPENS   AT THEIR SCHOOL SO THAT HAVE   TO WORRY, YOU THAT THAT THAT   THAT THEY'RE OKAY.   >> AND LAWMAKERS DID EXIT   TABLETS AND LAPTOPS FROM THE   POLICIES. SCHOOL DISTRICTS   WILL HAVE UNTIL JULY OF 2026   TO IMPLEMENT SOME SORT"}]