Cellphones

The Board of Education decided unanimously to pass a rule prohibiting students requiring students to turn off and store their electronic devices during school hours.

Next fall, every public elementary and middle school in Georgia will have to swim against the cultural tide by banishing cellphones.

The ban goes into effect in the summer of 2026. School districts have until January to write policies and procedures for locking up students’ phones from the first bell in the morning to the last one in the afternoon.

Third-grade students from Clarke and Oconee county schools are working together to raise awareness about the connection between cellphones and wildlife.…