As Missouri schools kick off a new academic year, students and staff are navigating a major change: a statewide cell phone ban enacted by state lawmakers. Missourinet visited the Mexico School District in central Missouri to see how the new law is playing out on...
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s bill signing pen may run out of ink by next Monday. He’s scheduled to sign nearly 40 bills into law by the 14th, the final day he’s required to take action on bills passed earlier this year. On Wednesday at the State Capitol, he’s scheduled...
The Missouri Senate has passed a wide-ranging K-12 public school bill. The legislation includes a ban on students using cellphones throughout the entire length of the school day, including both class time and lunch breaks. The sponsor, State Sen. Mike Henderson,...