“We respect the rights of each teacher”
Mobile Phone Restrictions In Schools of 2021
Rationale
Mobile phones in schools distract students and disrupt learning. Restricting use to break times promotes focus and reduces cyberbullying.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobile Phones in Schools |
Left to teacher discretion
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Restricted to break times
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Mobile Phones in SchoolsProposer
Party
Democratic Peoples
A party that forges futures with education as its anvil and equality as its compass, growing strong from the roots up.
Core pillars
Harriet Palmer
Secretary of Health and Human Services · Age 33
At 30, Harriet Palmer is the fiery idealist who once led student protests against austerity before pivoting to high-stakes lobbying, blending radical passion with sharp pragmatism to build unlikely alliances across party lines.
Timeline
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Draft16 November 2021
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Vote Open16 November 2021
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Vote Closed26 December 2021
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Did Not Become Law26 December 2021
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Senate
PassedFor: 34 / 100 seats (34.0%)
Against: 13 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 53
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbian Communist Congress | 13 | Yes | Students are free to use their phones durign recess, but class is for learning. |
| Democratic Peoples Proposer | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Free Citizens Alliance | 13 | No | We respect the rights of each teacher |
| Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance | 21 | Yes | No reason to say no tis seems like a reason time to have a phone and it does not distract during lesson time |
| Empty seats | 26 | Not voted |
House of Representatives
PassedFor: 133 / 435 seats (30.6%)
Against: 116 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 186
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbian Communist Congress | 39 | Yes | Students are free to use their phones durign recess, but class is for learning. |
| Democratic Peoples Proposer | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Free Citizens Alliance | 116 | No | We respect the rights of each teacher |
| Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance | 94 | Yes | No reason to say no tis seems like a reason time to have a phone and it does not distract during lesson time |
| Empty seats | 103 | Not voted |
Presidency
PassedFor: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance | 1 | Yes | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“Students are free to use their phones durign recess, but class is for learning.”
“No reason to say no tis seems like a reason time to have a phone and it does not distract during lesson time”