California school districts will be required to adopt policies that limit or prohibit the use of smartphones by students under a bill passed Wednesday by the state Legislature.
The measure, Assembly Bill 3216 , received overwhelming and bipartisan support from legislators and it will now head to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Earlier in the summer, the governor called for a statewide ban on smartphones in schools and just two weeks ago urged schools to restrict their use in classrooms before the academic year.
“It’s going to mean a lot for our students and our kids,” its author, Folsom Republican Josh Hoover , said in an interview before the final vote…