COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Cobb County Schools on Thursday night passed a plan to implement a cell phone ban in the district, in accordance with state law.

Georgia's Distraction Free Education Act, passed this year , requires all districts to prohibit cell phones and other electronics to provide for a "positive learning environment free from electronic distractions" for grades K-8 by January 1 and implement their policies by July 1.

The board in Cobb County unanimously passed their version, a one-page policy.

"Students in grades K-8 are not permitted to access personal electronic devices while on school grounds during school hours, including but not limited to cell phones, smart watches, tablets, e-readers, headphones, earbuds and other devices with functionalities such as wireless communicat

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