Legislative Bill · Avalon
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School Policy Flexibility Amendment of 2024

Failing
in the Parliament
Opened
14 Mar 2024
Voting closes
13 May 2024
Chambers
1 legislature
Articles
2 changes

Rationale

Updates modernize school policies to balance safety and participation, aligning with current student needs and educational best practices.

Proposed Changes

1

Mobile Phones in Schools
Previous law
Smartphones banned on school grounds
Left to teacher discretion

2

National Anthem in Schools
Previous law
No anthem in schools (civics taught without ceremonies)
Weekly assembly anthem (participation optional)

Timeline

  • Draft
    14 March 2024


  • Vote Open
    14 March 2024


  • Vote Closed
    13 May 2024


  • Did Not Become Law
    13 May 2024

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Parliament

Failed
33Yes 65No 2Not voted 100 seats

For: 33 / 100 seats (33.0%)

Against: 65 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 2

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 33.7%)
Party Seats Vote
Cashmen 8 Yes
Centrist Zone 10 No
Democratic Group 47 No
National Conservative Movement Proposer 25 Yes
Unionist Avalon 8 No

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Cashmen
Voted March 29, 2024
Yes

“IM VOTING YES. I AGREE TO ANTHAM BUT NOT SMARTPHONES”

Unionist Avalon
Voted March 28, 2024
No

“No. 1 Smartphones can distract students from learning. 2. National Anthem is only for religious schools and that's optional. schools should not be forced to do the national anthem that's unequal.”

Democratic Group
Voted March 14, 2024
No

“The phone policy would harm young people more than they would gain, and there remains no need for the national anthem in schools.”

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