In a world revolving around social media, imagine the reality of high school students who are told that their phones and personal devices are strictly banned for the rest of their schooling careers.
This is not a new Netflix survival show. This is the new reality for the students of South Forsyth High School.
On June 20, 2025, the Forsyth County School Board of Education (FCS BOE) adopted a new Distraction-Free Learning policy, which went into effect for the 2025-26 school year. This prevents students from bringing any personal devices onto school grounds, and only allows them to access phones during lunch periods…