Massachusetts Senate Democrats were preparing to advance legislation Tuesday that requires all public schools to implement a “bell-to-bell” ban on student access to personal electronic devices

The Massachusetts Senate is moving forward on a bill to ban cellphone use in all Massachusetts schools. The Joint Education Committee redrafted legislation combining seven different Senate bills including legislation supported by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell.

It might be too late for parents to dream about a screen-free summer for their kids, but the Massachusetts Senate is moving closer to banning them in classrooms statewide.