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Clayton County explains cellphone rules for students: elementary and middle restricted, high-school ban next year
Summary
Dr. Douglas Hendricks detailed the district's cellphone expectations: elementary phones must be put away, middle-school phones should go in lockers and a high-school ban will take effect next year; he urged parents to help enforce the rules.
Interim Superintendent Dr. Douglas Hendricks Sr. described how Clayton County Public Schools will enforce cellphone restrictions across grade levels as the school year begins.
"As it relates to the cell phone ban, nothing has changed for elementary students. They must put their phone away," Hendricks said. He added that middle-school students should store phones in lockers and that parents will be contacted if students fail to comply. "At high school, the ban actually goes into effect next year," he said, but urged families to "get acclimated" now.
Hendricks framed the policy as part of a focus on classroom attention. "Your future is in a book, not in your phone," he told listeners, and said the district will increase enforcement measures next year while asking parents to support the effort this fall.
The interview reports the district's stated enforcement approach; disciplinary details, implementation timeline and appeal or exemption processes were not described in the transcript.
