AB 962: Pupil safety: comprehensive school safety plans: use of smartphones.

The bill aims to amend the existing law regarding comprehensive school safety plans. The law requires school districts and county offices of education to develop a comprehensive plan, which includes strategies and programs to maintain a high level of school safety and address existing laws. The plan must also outline procedures for complying with school safety laws. A key provision of the existing law is the prohibition on pupils using smartphones while at school or under supervision. However, the law allows for exceptions in emergency situations or when a perceived threat of danger is present. The bill would instead authorize the prohibition on smartphone use in emergency situations or in response to a perceived threat of danger if it is explicitly addressed in the comprehensive school safety plan.