Senators debate and pass bell-to-bell high‑school cell‑phone restriction After hours of debate and a failed amendment to allow limited phone access between classes, the Senate passed House Bill 1009 to require local school systems to adopt bell‑to‑bell rules restricting personal electronic devices for grades 9–12.

Georgia's Senate just passed a groundbreaking bill to limit cell phone use in high schools, igniting a fierce debate on student safety and classroom focus.

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Committee backs extending bell‑to‑bell device policy to high schools after testimony about bullying and classroom disruption HB1009 would require high schools to adopt a bell‑to‑bell personal device policy (policy in place by Jan., effective July 1, 2027). Sponsors cited teacher surveys and a parent's account of cyberbullying tied to a student's death; committee approved the bill by voice vote.

Georgia's HB1009 aims to ban personal devices in high schools to combat classroom distractions and cyberbullying, following a heartbreaking testimony related to a student's death.

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Caswell County board approves K–8 ban on cellphones and other wearable devices, effective second semester The Caswell County Board of Education approved a wireless-communications policy banning cellphones, smartwatches, earbuds and similar devices for grades K–8 (powered off and out of sight), with medical and IEP exceptions; the measure is set to take effect the first day of the second semester and was adopted after a lengthy implementation discussion.

Caswell County is shaking up the classroom by banning personal wireless devices for K-8 students, sparking debate on safety and logistics!

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Board to adopt policy addressing students' phone distractions in classrooms Board plans to implement a policy to manage phone use by students during instruction.

The Pearland ISD Board is set to tackle classroom distractions head-on with a new policy regulating student phone use—will this transform the learning experience?

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