Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas HB2421: 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 and requiring school districts to report on the amount of screen time that certain students experience during a typical school day
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 school hours; 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 school hours; 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; requiring each board of education of a school district and governing authority of an accredited nonpublic elementary or secondary school to report on the average amount of screen time that students in kindergarten and grades one through four experience during a typical school day. 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 the normal hours of the school day, including in the classroom, passing periods and lunch time. Such policies and procedures shall: (1) Prohibit students from using or accessing personal electronic communication devices; (2) require that all personal electronic communication devices be turned off and securely locked or stowed away in a secure lockable pouch, phone locker or other inaccessible location; (3) set forth enforcement procedures and disciplinary actions for violations of such policies and …