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Massachusetts Cell Phone and Social Media Restrictions: Permission Forms Schools Need for 2026-2027

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.

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Minnesota's Kids Social Media Safety Law: Permission Forms Schools Need for 2026-2027

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.

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South Carolina's New Social Media and AI Consent Laws: Permission Forms Schools Need for 2026-2027

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.

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Michigan's Phone-Free Schools Law: What Teachers Need to Know About HB 4141 for 2026-2027

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.

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Oklahoma's Responsible Technology in Schools Act: What SB 1734 Means for Permission Forms

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.

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Phone Pouch Programs and Yondr Bag Policies: The Permission Forms Schools Need

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.

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Idaho SB 1227 Takes Effect July 1: AI Permission Forms Schools Need Now

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.

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New York's Phone-Free Schools Law: What Teachers Need to Know for the 2026-2027 School Year

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.

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Permission Slip vs Consent Form: What's the Difference and When to Use Each

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.

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The 5 Biggest Changes Affecting School Permission Slips in 2026 (And How to Prepare Now)

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.

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California's Phone-Free School Act Takes Effect July 1: What Teachers and Schools Need to Know About AB 3216

California's Phone-Free School Act Takes Effect July 1: What Teachers and Schools Need to Know About AB 3216

California AB 3216 requires every district, charter school, and county office to adopt a cell phone restriction policy by July 1, 2026. Here is what teachers and administrators need to do before the first day of school.

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Permission Forms for School Marketing Materials, Recruitment Videos, and Enrollment Campaigns

Permission Forms for School Marketing Materials, Recruitment Videos, and Enrollment Campaigns

A practical guide for school administrators and communications directors on collecting proper consent for student photos, videos, and stories used in marketing and enrollment campaigns.

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