BILL NO. 154
(as introduced)
2nd Session, 60th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
57 Elizabeth II, 2008
Education Act
(amended)
Leo Glavine
Kings West
First Reading: May 5, 2008
Second Reading: November 18, 2008
Third Reading: November 21, 2008 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS) (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)
Explanatory Note
This Bill amends the Education Act to ban the use of cell phones, and similar devices, in school classrooms by students.
An Act to Amend Chapter 1
of the Acts of 1995-96,
the Education Act
1 Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act, is amended by adding immediate after Section 24 the following Section:
24A (1) No student shall use a cellular telephone or other communications device in a school classroom.
(2) For greater certainty, this Section applies to private schools.
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