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Board reviews implementation, concerns for new state limit on students' personal devices in K–8
Summary
In response to state law (House Bill 340), district staff presented a required policy banning personal electronic devices during the school day for K–8; board members raised questions about lockers, medical exceptions, enforcement and unintended discipline impacts.
Cobb County School District staff presented a proposed board policy (JCDAF) and supporting administrative rules to implement Georgia's Distraction-Free Education Act (House Bill 340). The statute requires districts to adopt a policy by Jan. 1, 2026, with an effective date of July 1, 2026.
"The statute requires a policy to be adopted before 01/01/2026 to go into effect on 07/01/2026," Mr. York said, summarizing the timeline and noting the board would receive administrative rules and later a code-of-conduct update explaining responses…
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