ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A small device with big impacts. Cell phones in schools have parents and students split. Are they a nuisance? Or are they necessary for a child’s safety? “I feel like having cell phones in school is a big distraction,” Cobb County grandmother April Middleton said. “What I did last…
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Atlanta police are seeking the public’s help looking for a man who allegedly stole cellphones from a mobile phone store. Police said officers responded to the Boost Mobile at 1175 Moreland Ave. on Feb. 13. A man reportedly stole two phones from the store. Surveillance footage captures a man…
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Georgia lawmakers are debating a statewide ban on cell phones in schools. The Distraction-Free Education Act, House Bill 340, would require school districts to create a plan to secure students’ phones while in school. “From bell to bell, no cell. From the beginning of the day, you put your…
MARIETTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Parents of students attending Marietta City Schools will see firsthand how the district plans to expand its ban on cell phones at Tuesday’s school board meeting. The district already has a ban on cell phones at two of its schools. Students must put their cell phones and smartwatches inside…
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – President-elect Donald Trump has named former U.S. Senator David Perdue to be his Ambassador to China. In a statement, Trump said: Tonight, I am announcing that former U.S. Senator, David Perdue, has accepted my appointment as the next United States Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China. As a…