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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