State profile · FL
Reviewed policies, grades and school implementation dates. District examples cover 0 distinct districts; it is not a statewide implementation survey.
Elementary and middle schools restrict use throughout the school day. High schools restrict instructional-time use.
Current 2025 statutory text.
Exceptions & source ↗No reviewed policy is available here for these topics yet. Further research appears in the policy explorer.
Learning & relevant rules for use
Florida requires public schools to provide K–12 CS learning opportunities. Elementary examples are permissive; this is not a requirement that each pupil complete a separate CS course.
Current statute; opportunities must be provided.
Source & datesPersonal devices: Full school day
Current 2025 statutory text.
Device scope, exceptions & sourceCS courses must be integrated into district middle and high schools. When a district lacks an identified course, students must have access through Florida Virtual School or other means.
Current statute; course access and student completion are separate requirements.
Source & datesFlorida requires public schools to provide K–12 CS learning opportunities. Elementary examples are permissive; this is not a requirement that each pupil complete a separate CS course.
Current statute; opportunities must be provided.
Source & datesPersonal devices: Full school day
Current 2025 statutory text.
Device scope, exceptions & sourceCS courses must be integrated into district middle and high schools. When a district lacks an identified course, students must have access through Florida Virtual School or other means.
Current statute; course access and student completion are separate requirements.
Source & datesFlorida requires public schools to provide K–12 CS learning opportunities. Elementary examples are permissive; this is not a requirement that each pupil complete a separate CS course.
Current statute; opportunities must be provided.
Source & datesPersonal devices: Instructional limits
Current 2025 statutory text.
Device scope, exceptions & sourceSection 1007.2616 authorizes teacher-training funding and bonuses subject to legislative appropriation. This entry does not establish an active grant round or funds awarded to a district.
Teacher support: The statute connects CS course access with teacher certification and professional learning support.
Delivery evidence: Legal support mechanisms documented; appropriation, awards and implementation are separate checks.
Official source · reviewed Oct 3, 2026These are Stewart Brown’s planning questions, not additional legal requirements.
These records are excluded from the map and summaries while their claims are checked.
Open the research recordsRestrictions
Current evidence indexed
1 action in this collection
Governance
Evidence gap
No current statewide record indexed. Research remains open.
Learning
Current evidence indexed
3 actions in this collection
Prohibits K–8 students from using wireless communications devices during the school day and prohibits high-school use during instructional time, subject to statutory exceptions.
Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026
Requires age-appropriate instruction on the social, emotional and physical effects of social media, including misinformation, manipulation, permanence, personal security, cyberbullying, predatory behavior and trafficking.
Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026
Florida requires public schools to provide K–12 CS learning opportunities. Elementary examples are permissive; this is not a requirement that each pupil complete a separate CS course.
Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026
CS courses must be integrated into district middle and high schools. When a district lacks an identified course, students must have access through Florida Virtual School or other means.
Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026
No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.
No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.
No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.
No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.
Consistent 16-dimension checklist
Inventory reviewed October 3, 2026. 4/16 dimensions have published evidence of any status. Every dimension remains open to additional sources and superseding actions.
| Dimension | Current statewide evidence | Other published evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Personal devices | 1 linked action | 0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical |
| School-issued devices | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Screen time | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Student AI | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Staff AI | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| AI governance | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Social media / network | 1 linked action | 0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical |
| Privacy / cybersecurity | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| AI literacy | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Computer science | 2 linked actions | 0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical |
| Digital literacy | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Media literacy | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Digital citizenship | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Cybersecurity literacy | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Data literacy | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Social-media literacy | 1 linked action | 0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical |
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