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Screen Time and Digital Wellness Consent Forms for Schools: What Educators Need for 2026-2027
With 37+ states enacting phone bans and new social media consent laws taking effect, schools need a new category of forms. Here is what to include in each type and how to collect them efficiently.
Travel Team Permission Forms for Youth Sports: What Volunteer Coaches Need for Tournaments and Away Games
A practical guide for volunteer coaches and travel team managers on permission forms for tournaments and away games: transportation, overnight stays, cross-state medical consent, venue waivers, and emergency protocols.
Massachusetts Cell Phone and Social Media Restrictions: Permission Forms Schools Need for 2026-2027
Massachusetts is moving toward one of the country's most restrictive youth technology laws. Here are the permission forms and acknowledgments Massachusetts schools need before October 1, 2026.
Minnesota's Kids Social Media Safety Law: Permission Forms Schools Need for 2026-2027
Minnesota HF 4138, signed May 20, 2026, requires age verification and parental consent for minors on social media. Here is what the law means for schools, which forms to update, and how to be ready for the 2026-2027 school year.
South Carolina's New Social Media and AI Consent Laws: Permission Forms Schools Need for 2026-2027
South Carolina signed two major technology laws in May 2026 affecting all 800,000 K-12 students. Here are the permission forms South Carolina schools need to build before August.
Michigan's Phone-Free Schools Law: What Teachers Need to Know About HB 4141 for 2026-2027
Michigan HB 4141 (Public Act 2 of 2026) requires every school board to adopt a wireless device policy before the 2026-2027 school year. Here is what Michigan teachers need to know about the law, which forms to collect, and how to prepare before August.
Oklahoma's Responsible Technology in Schools Act: What SB 1734 Means for Permission Forms
Oklahoma SB 1734 was signed May 6, 2026. Here is what the Responsible Technology in Schools Act requires, which consent forms Oklahoma schools need, and how to reach compliance before 2026-2027.
Phone Pouch Programs and Yondr Bag Policies: The Permission Forms Schools Need
Schools implementing Yondr, Win, Bloks, or similar magnetic-lock phone pouches for the 2026-2027 school year need more than a basic phone ban acknowledgment. Here is what the pouch-specific consent form must cover.
Idaho SB 1227 Takes Effect July 1: AI Permission Forms Schools Need Now
Idaho's SB 1227 takes effect July 1, 2026 as the first statewide AI-in-education framework. Learn what it requires and which consent forms Idaho schools need before the deadline.
New York's Phone-Free Schools Law: What Teachers Need to Know for the 2026-2027 School Year
New York became the largest state with bell-to-bell phone restrictions. Here is what the law actually requires, which forms schools must collect, and how to prepare before the first day of 2026-2027.
Permission Slip vs Consent Form: What's the Difference and When to Use Each
Permission slips and consent forms are not the same document. Here is what separates them, when each is legally required, and how the 2026 compliance wave created new consent categories teachers cannot treat as simple permission slips.
The 5 Biggest Changes Affecting School Permission Slips in 2026 (And How to Prepare Now)
From COPPA updates to cell phone ban acknowledgments and AI consent laws, 2026 is reshaping how schools collect parent signatures. Here is what changed and how to prepare before fall.