{"id":7311,"date":"2025-07-31T13:04:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T17:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/polehanki\/?p=7311"},"modified":"2025-07-31T13:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T17:13:08","slug":"cell-phones-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/polehanki\/2025\/07\/31\/cell-phones-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Polehanki Sets Record Straight on Competing Legislation to Regulate Cell Phones in Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Claims of a \u201cdeal\u201d on policy remedy with Senate are false, House bill\u2019s failure due to content, not politics<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><p><i data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/p>\n<p><\/i>LANSING, Mich. (July 31, 2025) \u2014 As a former teacher, Chair of the Senate Education Committee and sponsor of Senate-passed legislation to regulate cell phones in schools, Sen. <b>Dayna Polehanki<\/b> (D-Livonia) issued the following statement on the recent failure of a competing proposal in the Michigan House of Representatives and inaccurate claims of a bicameral deal on a compromise:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite his comments to the contrary, Rep. Mark Tisdel does not have a \u2018deal\u2019 with the Senate on his legislation to address cell phones in schools. He and I have agreement on the need to address the issue and are trying to work together on it. But we differ on the details and more work is needed to find common ground.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose policy differences are significant and are the main impediment to Rep. Tisdel\u2019s legislation passing \u2014 lacking enough support in his caucus and across the aisle. His legislation aims to set different parameters for different grades \u2014 complicating the implementation, takes away flexibility and independence from schools, and most importantly, disregards exceptions for emergencies. My bill has passed the Senate, and with strong bipartisanship, and I am committed to reaching an agreement on this topic in both chambers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/div>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Claims of a \u201cdeal\u201d on policy remedy with Senate are false, House bill\u2019s failure due to content, not politics LANSING, Mich. 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