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Georgia

Reviewed policies, grades and school implementation dates. District examples cover 1 distinct district; it is not a statewide implementation survey.

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Detailed device brief

Rules for use: affected grades and timing

Personal devices · statewide finding

Elementary
Full school day
Middle
Full school day
High
Not covered by cited rule

K–8 full-day rules apply now. The high-school expansion has a later implementation deadline.

K–8: 2026–27. High school: July 1, 2027.

Upcoming: High-school expansion: act effective December 31, 2026; policies by July 1, 2027.

Exceptions & source ↗

School devices, screen time and student AI

Learning & relevant rules for use

What changes by age?

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Teacher capacity, funding & delivery

No reviewed support program is listed here yet. Individual policy details include any documented funding or training provision.

Questions for a district curriculum meeting
  1. Which students receive instruction, in which grades and subjects, and for how much time?
  2. What sequence connects computing concepts, data, AI understanding and digital judgment?
  3. Who teaches it, and what training, preparation time and accessible materials do they receive?
  4. Which documented funding or services can support delivery, and what remains a local budget decision?
  5. What student work demonstrates understanding? Check who participates and who is missing.

These are Stewart Brown’s planning questions, not additional legal requirements.

Research awaiting review (1 records)

These records are excluded from the map and summaries while their claims are checked.

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Reviewed policy findings, district examples & history (5 records)

Restrictions

Current evidence indexed

1 action in this collection

Governance

Current evidence indexed

1 action in this collection

Learning

Current evidence indexed

1 action in this collection

Current statewide policies

Georgia· State / DCCurrent

Distraction-Free Education Act (HB 340)

Prohibits K–8 students from accessing personal electronic devices for the duration of the school day, with health, disability, emergency and other statutory exceptions.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026

Personal devices
Requirement
Required
Grades
Kindergarten–grade 8
Learning evidence
No student-learning claim
Legal start
Jul 1, 2026
School implementation
K–8 restrictions by July 1, 2026. High-school expansion is a separate upcoming record: GA-2026-DEVICE-HS.
Georgia· State / DCCurrent

Georgia guidance on leveraging AI in K–12

GaDOE provides guidance for school and district leaders on effective, ethical and secure AI implementation in K–12 settings.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026

AI governance
Requirement
Recommended
Grades
All K-12
Learning evidence
No student-learning claim
Adopted / approved
Jan 21, 2025
School implementation
Official resource published January 21, 2025; guidance for local implementation, not a statewide student AI ban.
Georgia· State / DCCurrent

Protecting Georgia's Children on Social Media Act (SB 351)

Adds responsible digital citizenship and safe, appropriate use of technology, the internet and social media to Georgia's comprehensive character-education program beginning in 2025–26.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026

Digital citizenship
Requirement
Required
Grades
All K-12
Learning evidence
Student instruction required
School implementation
Required character-education content from 2025–26; the model online-safety program addresses grades 6–12.

Upcoming requirements

Georgia· State / DCUpcoming

HB 1009 — high-school device restrictions

Extends bell-to-bell personal-device restrictions to grades 9–12 by July 1, 2027, with disability and medical exceptions. School equipment for educational use remains permitted.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026

Personal devices
Requirement
Required
Grades
9-12
Learning evidence
No student-learning claim
Adopted / approved
May 5, 2026
Legal start
Dec 31, 2026
School implementation
Grades 9–12 by July 1, 2027; existing K–8 restrictions continue.

Proposals under consideration

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Selected district examples

Marietta City Schools· DistrictCurrent

Student screen time and technology resolution

Requires purposeful screen use and prohibits using screens for behavior management, with further reduction strategies to be developed.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026

Screen time
Requirement
Required
Grades
All grades
Learning evidence
No student-learning claim
School implementation
July 15, 2026 announcement confirms a board-approved resolution; 2026–27 is also a strategy-development year.

Historical records

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Evidence coverage & remaining research

Consistent 16-dimension checklist

Coverage & remaining research

Inventory reviewed October 3, 2026. 4/16 dimensions have published evidence of any status. Every dimension remains open to additional sources and superseding actions.

DimensionCurrent statewide evidenceOther published evidence
Personal devices1 linked action0 current district actions · 1 future, proposed, or historical
School-issued devicesNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Screen timeNot yet established1 current district action · 0 future, proposed, or historical
Student AINot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Staff AINot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
AI governance1 linked action1 current district action · 0 future, proposed, or historical
Social media / networkNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Privacy / cybersecurityNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
AI literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Computer scienceNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Digital literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Media literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Digital citizenship1 linked action0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
Cybersecurity literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Data literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Social-media literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion

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