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Cobb County schools adopt new phone-in-pocket policy for high schoolers

Starting this fall, students at all 6 Cobb County high schools will be required to keep phones in pouches during class. The district is the latest in a national wave.

Kira-Tomlinson · June 25, 2026

A row of phone pouches hanging in a school hallway

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Georgia schools ban personal devices 'bell to bell' starting July 1 — here's what parents need to know

Every K–8 public school in Georgia must enforce a personal-device restriction during instructional hours by July 1. High schools get another year.

Aisha-Bell · June 12, 2026