Close Menu
Douglas NowDouglas Now
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Community
  • Opinion
  • Obituaries
  • At Home with Pam
  • Contact
What's Hot

Authors of 35 Natural Wonders of Georgia to See Before You Die to speak at SGSC on Thursday

October 27, 2025

City: Get ready for a safe and spooky Halloween – a day early

October 27, 2025

Douglas Rotary Club helps sponsor Satilla Riverkeeper’s oyster roast

October 27, 2025
Facebook Instagram YouTube TikTok
Trending
  • Authors of 35 Natural Wonders of Georgia to See Before You Die to speak at SGSC on Thursday
  • City: Get ready for a safe and spooky Halloween – a day early
  • Douglas Rotary Club helps sponsor Satilla Riverkeeper’s oyster roast
  • Coffee and CCA earn postseason berths, Patriots to host first-ever home playoff game on Friday
  • The soccer Hawks are GCAA champions!
Facebook YouTube Instagram TikTok Pinterest
Douglas NowDouglas Now
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Community
  • Opinion
  • Obituaries
  • At Home with Pam
  • Contact
Facebook YouTube Instagram TikTok
Douglas NowDouglas Now
Home»News»Atkinson County Schools announce ban on personal electronic devices at all schools for upcoming school year
News

Atkinson County Schools announce ban on personal electronic devices at all schools for upcoming school year

Staff ReportsBy Staff ReportsJuly 9, 2025615 Views
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Copy Link
Follow Us
Facebook YouTube Instagram TikTok
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Copy Link

The Atkinson County School System is implementing a personal electronic device ban at all schools for the 2025-2026 school year. The school system released a statement on its Facebook page Tuesday afternoon.

The post states the following:

Atkinson County students in grades K–12 are required to keep personal electronic devices — such as phones, earbuds, smartwatches, and fitness trackers — locked and stored throughout the entire school day, from the first bell to the last bell.

It is highly recommended that all devices be left at home.

Device Storage Procedures by School Level:

  • High School: Devices will be turned in and locked in a designated area during first block. Students will retrieve them at the end of the day.
  • Middle School: Devices will be secured in a locked box in home room and returned at the end of the day.
  • Elementary School (Grades K–5): Students are not allowed to bring personal electronic devices to school. All Devices should be left at home.

Why This Policy?

Our goal is to:

  • Improve student attention and academic performance
  • Encourage face-to-face interaction and reduce social isolation
  • Minimize emotional stress linked to social media and digital distractions

Bus use reminder: Devices may be used before and after school while on the bus, but must be turned off, locked, and stored as soon as students step onto campus.

The school system added that this policy supports House Bill 340, which will mandate similar restrictions statewide for students in grades K–8 by January 1, 2026. Atkinson County is proactively implementing this policy for all students now.

Atkinson County Georgia Atkinson County Schools electronic devices Georgia House Bill 340 Georgia state legislature Pearson Georgia
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Email Copy Link
Douglas Now Profile Pic
Staff Reports

Related Posts

Authors of 35 Natural Wonders of Georgia to See Before You Die to speak at SGSC on Thursday

October 27, 2025

Trula Steverson, 73

October 27, 2025

City: Get ready for a safe and spooky Halloween – a day early

October 27, 2025

Comments are closed.

Top Posts

Convicted child molester allegedly gets drunk, lends truck to girlfriend, forgets and reports it stolen, then gets arrested for failure to register

February 19, 202574,372 Views

18 bodies in various states of decomposition found at funeral home during eviction process

October 27, 202468,115 Views

Dollar General employees catch 58-year-old female allegedly trying to pay for merchandise with movie money

August 27, 202567,173 Views

Cream Cheese Pound Cake

November 11, 202446,373 Views
RSS Latest Headlines from Fox News
  • Aroldis Chapman says he'd 'retire on the spot' if ever traded back to Yankees
  • DOJ signals it would rather deport Abrego Garcia than prosecute him
  • Mamdani forced to clarify relative invoked in viral Islamophobia anecdote as questions swirl
  • Blue city sex offender accused of violent attack on elite university campus weeks after release: report
  • Indiana trans student admits to plotting Valentine’s Day school shooting, kept ‘shrine’ to mass killers
Follow us on Social Media!
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • Pinterest
Facebook Instagram YouTube TikTok Pinterest
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Community
  • Opinion
  • Obituaries
  • At Home with Pam
  • Contact
© 2025 Coffee County Broadcasters, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Newell Media

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.