Schools prepare to ban cellphones through eighth grade, with new law taking effect

Schools across Georgia will have to figure out how to pry cellphones from students’ hands next year, now that a new ban will be taking effect.House Bill 340 prohibits personal communications devices in public school classrooms from kindergarten through eighth grade.The ban goes into effect in the summer of 2026. Gov. Brian Kemp signed the legislation last week after it passed th...

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