Stated position
Ivey called for a bill to ban student cell phone use in schools, later signed into law as the FOCUS Act.
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Derived from a tracked promise: “Ivey called for a bill to ban student cell phone use in schools, later signed into law as the FOCUS Act.”
Sources
- Alabama Political Reporter (full transcript)https://www.alreporter.com/2025/02/05/a-full-transcript-of-gov-iveys-2025-state-of-the-state-address/ ↗
“Senator Donnie Chesteen and Representative Leigh Hulsey will carry a bill to put a ban on cell phones in schools.”
- Office of the Governor of Alabamahttps://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2025/05/governor-ivey-signs-focus-act-preventing-use-of-cell-phones-in-alabama-public-schools/ ↗
“In my state of the state address, I repeated the requests of Alabama teachers and parents in calling for a ban on student cell phone use in our schools.”