Popular and political support growing for ban on cellphones in Georgia high schools

The Georgia State Capitol building is shown on a sunny day
The Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, is shown in January 2023. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

ATLANTA — Georgia high school sophomores are looking ever more likely to lose their phones during the school day in their senior year, as lawmakers consider expanding a ban on personal devices.

New surveys suggest overwhelming support for the idea from parents and teachers. A ban from kindergarten through middle school takes effect next fall after state lawmakers passed it last year.

Now, the author of that law has legislation that would extend the ban to high schools starting in fall 2027.