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Delaware

Current

SB 106

The enacted measure requires local guidelines limiting instructional-time cellphone use; it does not establish a single full-day prohibition.

Jurisdiction
Delaware · State / DC
Policy status
Effective
Implementation phase
Current
Requirement
Required with local discretion
Grades
All K-12
Audience
Students
Learning evidence
No student-learning claim
Instrument
Statute / enacted law

Dates & implementation

Adopted / approved

Mar 12, 2026

Legal start

Mar 12, 2026

Signed March 12, 2026. The amended policy deadline remains to be reconciled.

A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.

Exceptions & instructional scope

Educational, medical and emergency use.

Funding & support

Funding details not confirmed

Dedicated funding and current award availability are not established in this collection. This does not mean no funding exists.

Evidence & source location

Delaware legislative daily record, SB106 with SA2 and HA2

Instructional-time floor, not a uniform bell-to-bell mandate.

Review history

Reviewed against official sources

Source availability checked Oct 4, 2026: Source reopened. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.

Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-03

2026-10-03 — Carried forward from the source-linked baseline; topic, grade and evidence-type inventory reviewed. Individual source was not re-opened in this update. 2026-10-04 — Substantive source review: Reconciled the existing October 3 substantive personal-device audit (Official summary reviewed) with the research record. The audited model, timing and exceptions replace the unchecked baseline description. This reconciliation is not a new source reopening.

Record ID: DE-2026-DEVICE-001

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