Momentum is building to restrict cell phones in schools after Gov. Shapiro endorsed the idea. In his budget address this week, the governor urged lawmakers to send him a bill banning cell phones in schools.

I am preparing to host my rescheduled town hall on cell phones in schools this month to hear from local residents about the issue. The event will run from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the Cooper-Siegel Community Library.

My bipartisan H.B. 1814, currently pending in the House Education Committee, would require all public schools in Pennsylvania to restrict student cell phone possession and use during the school day, with exceptions for certain emergency and medical needs approved by school authorities. If enacted, Pennsylvania would join more than 20 other states that prohibit student phone use during the school day.

Read more about the governor’s comments here.