Marietta schools cell phone crackdown

As you might imagine, it’s not conducive to learning to have a smartphone or watch attached to every student during class. Marietta City Schools is tackling that problem head on, as the school board recently voted unanimously to ban smart devices for middle school students, requiring them to be locked in magnetic pouches that only teachers can open. Schools nationwide are implementing their own policies addressing the issue, but as one of the first in Georgia Marietta City School officials are RISING…