Georgia public high school students will no longer be allowed to use personal devices, like cell phones, during the school day by the 2027-28 school year, according to a new law that Gov. Brian Kemp signed on Tuesday.
He also signed a slew of other bills, including one to fund a literacy coach in every school that offers grades kindergarten through third grade.
High school cell phone ban
Kemp said House Bill 1009 extends an existing state ban on personal devices in elementary and middle school, which he signed last year. State Rep. Scott Hilton, R-Peachtree Corners, authored both bills.
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