HB1009

Moms for Liberty Georgia

This is the cell phone bill for High School. I know we may disagree with this particularly the part about school sponsored events. Not sure how far that goes. Needs research. Once again this oversteps Parents Rights-we decide if our kids should be in possession of the cell phone during the school day, the school policy can decide whether or not the device can be visible-doesn't beed to be a law. It's a push-pull. Kids should have rules-keep it in the bag, silenced, etc... They should be able to use with permission or during lunch. The other MAJOR problem with this one and its predecessor is that there is no enforcement piece to the bill. If a parent wanted to challenge this in court, the lawmakers should lose. They mandated the schools put in a policy, but there is no recourse or punishment if they do not. They can threaten funding, but legally they do not have the right. They did not give themeselves the right to legally do anything to enforce this at all, so the bill is essentially useless. They still have Chromebooks which they use to do what a cellphone can do!