Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas SB302: Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning education; relating to school districts and accredited nonpublic schools; prohibiting students from using personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and providing certain exceptions; prohibiting school employees from communicating with students via social media platforms for official school purposes and providing certain exceptions; requiring the adoption of policies and procedures relating thereto.
From the introduced text, January 12, 2026:
AN ACT concerning education; relating to school districts and accredited nonpublic schools; prohibiting students from using personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and providing certain exceptions; prohibiting school employees from communicating with students via social media platforms for official school purposes and providing certain exceptions; requiring the adoption of policies and procedures relating thereto. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: New Section 1. (a) Each board of education of a school district and governing authority of an accredited nonpublic elementary or secondary school shall adopt policies and procedures to govern the use of personal electronic communication devices by students during instructional time. Such policies and procedures shall: (1) Prohibit students from using or accessing personal electronic communication devices during instructional time; (2) require that all personal electronic communication devices be turned off and securely stored away from the student's person in an inaccessible location during instructional time; (3) authorize students to not bring personal electronic communication devices to school by leaving such devices at a house or in a vehicle, even if such vehicle is located on the school premises; (4) set forth enforcement procedures and disciplinary actions for violations of such policies and procedures; (5) authorize any student to use a personal electronic communication device during instructional time only if the use is: …