Md. House passed bill (HB-67) that would repeal 1989 law banning ...
Md. House passed bill (HB-67) that would repeal 1989 law banning possession or use of wireless mobile phones and pagers by public school students on school grounds. House voted 110-26 for repeal following debate. Its supporters argued that 11-year-old…
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law was obsolete. They said law was intended to stop wireless phone use in school drug dealing, but cellphone use today was public safety and convenience issue. Supporters also said repeal would return to local schools boards power to regulate cellphone use on school property. Opponents said that drugs/cellphone connection wasn’t dead issue and that proliferation of student cellphone users would disturb classes and school functions. Bill now goes to Md. Senate.