Michigan won’t ban smartphones in K-12 classrooms this school year

One of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s legislative priorities for this year, limiting the use of phones in classrooms, is dead after House Democrats killed a bill addressing the issue.

The bill to ban smartphones in classrooms around the state failed to get enough votes last week after the Democratic House minority, seizing on a few Republican absences and dissenters, blocked its approval in a 53 to 45 vote.