Majority of Kansas Senate backs school cellphone ban

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A bipartisan majority of Kansas Senators is backing a bill that that would ban cellphones during instructional time in public and private elementary and secondary schools.

The bill, spearheaded by Senate Majority Leader Chase Blasi and Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes, is backed by 28 Republicans and Democrats in the chamber.

The bill sponsors include two candidates for governor, Senate President Ty Masterson and Democratic state Sen. Ethan Corson of Fairway.

And while the bill is starting in the Senate, the speaker of the Kansas House also has expressed support . . .

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