ATLANTA — Legislation to ban cellphones in Georgia public high schools is advancing quickly, with a unanimous vote in favor at a first hearing Monday.
The school day ban outlined in House Bill 1009 would take effect in fall 2027, a year after a similar ban for kindergarten through middle school that lawmakers passed last year.
Although the mandatory lower grades ban does not go into effect until next fall, many schools, including some high schools, have voluntarily implemented it ahead of schedule.
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