ATLANTA — A bill to restrict cell phones in middle and elementary schools took another step toward becoming law in Georgia. The bill has already passed the House. It also passed a Senate committee Tuesday afternoon.

If the proposal becomes law, Texas would follow in the footsteps of several Democrat- and Republican-led states that have enacted similar bans.

The photo, which was apparently taken during a school assembly in the gym, shows students wearing t-shirts that spell out a racial slur. "I have never been afraid of treatments not being available to me until now.