Plain English Breakdown
The official source confirms the law applies to K-8 students but does not specify if it includes charter schools explicitly, though it mentions public schools generally.
Distraction-Free Education Act
This law requires Georgia public schools to create rules about when students in kindergarten through eighth grade can use personal electronic devices at school and during school-sponsored events.
What This Bill Does
- Requires local school systems and public schools to make policies for using personal electronic devices by students in grades K-8 at school and school-sponsored events.
- Sets rules defining when student use of these devices is allowed.
- Allows the Georgia Department of Education to give guidance and technical help to schools on these new rules.
- Stops certain waivers that might have been used for exceptions.
Who It Names or Affects
- Students in kindergarten through eighth grade attending public school
- Local school systems and individual public schools in Georgia
- The Georgia Department of Education
Limits and Unknowns
- The official summary does not list specific times when devices are allowed or banned.
- It is unclear what penalties schools face if they do not follow these new requirements.
- The text mentions repealing conflicting laws but does not name which old rules are removed.