HB489 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ben Robbins Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to public K-12 education; to require each local board of education to prohibit students from accessing social media platforms through Internet access provided through the schools under the jurisdiction of the local board; and to amend Section 16-6B-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide certain students with instruction on social media risks and safety as a required course; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style..

Description

Under existing law, there is no required curriculum for students in grades nine through 12 relating to social media risks and safety.

This bill would require a local board of education to prohibit students from gaining access to social media platforms using Internet access provided through the local board of education to schools.

This bill would also require students in grades nine through 12 to receive age-appropriate, developmentally appropriate instruction on the risks of social media and how to use social media safely as a required course.

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