Kayla Huynh:

Under the measure, school boards in Wisconsin would be required by next year to adopt policies prohibiting the use of phones, tablets, laptops and gaming devices during instructional time. Districts would determine how schools would store the devices and enforce the rules, Kitchens said. 

Students with disabilities would be allowed exemptions. Students would also be able to use phones during emergencies, to manage their health care or for educational purposes with a teacher’s permission.