Muratsuchi’s smartphones-at-schools bill signed by governorGov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi’s Assembly Bill 272 this week. The bill encourages California school districts to develop and adopt policies that limit or prohibit student use of smartphones on school grounds during school hours, with specific exceptions.The law doesn’t force school districts to adopt new policies, but instead nudges them to create policies limiting smartphones (except in case
Redondo city council lenient on smoke shop violator, mayor may veto
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