‘Bell to bell’ cell phone ban proposed for Georgia high schools

By: Ross Williams

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: January 26, 2026

Words: 1,467

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Georgia’s teenagers could soon be doing significantly less scrolling, swiping and tapping on weekdays.

The state Legislature is poised to consider expanding the state’s classroom cell phone ban for elementary and middle schools to high schools. Under the plan passed last year with bipartisan support, school districts had until Jan. 1 to come up with a policy for keeping phones out of student hands during classroom time for kindergarteners through eighth graders, and they …

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