From phones, to school-issued laptops and AI, here’s how Utah schools are changing their rules

By: Alixel Cabrera

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 982

Last Updated: 4 days, 1 hour ago

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With smartphones, laptops and artificial intelligence becoming almost inescapable technologies in Utah public schools, state lawmakers passed a suite of bills aiming to not only mitigate students’ screen time on their personal devices, but also to expand oversight on online content for their school devices.

A major legislative proposal, which Gov. Spencer Cox requested and blessed, was put forward in a bill by South Jordan Republican Sen. Lincoln Fillmore establishing a universal bell-to-bell …

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