Louisiana school board bans fidget spinners

Calling them a distraction, a school board in Louisiana banned fidget spinners beginning next school year, KALB reported.

Explore>> Read more trending news

Rapides Parish School board members voted to ban the toy at its Wednesday meeting. The small plastic and metal spinners are already prohibited in many schools nationwide because they distract students, and the Rapides board agreed.

“Some people were getting them just to play with them and that was a problem,” board member Sandra Franklin told KALB. “So, they want to make sure that we are doing it for the right reasons.

Explore>>Students claim they built world’s largest fidget spinner

The toy is popular with children. Manufacturers claim they help children to alleviate symptoms of ADHD, autism or hyperactivity.

About the Author

Bob D’Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Health care provider bankruptcy may stick rural Georgia with state prisoners’ medical bills

Public ambulance services and hospitals are owed $75 million from the now-bankrupt Wellpath. Some want the state to reimburse them.

3 of 4 U.S. soldiers who went missing in Lithuania have been found dead

Three of four U.S. soldiers who went missing in Lithuania have been found dead. The soldiers had been stationed at Georgia's Fort Stewart.

Georgia prison homicides soar as lawmakers focus on fixes

January is off to a bloody start in Georgia prisons after setting a new record for homicides last year.

The Latest

Credit: Dreamstime/TNS

A.M. ATL: To ban phones in school, or not to ban?

3 of 4 U.S. soldiers who went missing in Lithuania have been found dead

A.M. ATL: Pollen, pollen everywhere

Featured

Credit: Jenni Girtman

Mass layoffs underway at Atlanta-based CDC

Public health experts say the CDC cuts could represent generational damage to health research and the elimination of infectious diseases.

Falcons owner Arthur Blank discusses his hourlong phone call with Kirk Cousins

“I had a long and impactful conversation with him,” the Atlanta Falcons owner said at the NFL annual meeting on Tuesday.

Atlanta rapper Young Scooter died after cutting leg on wood fence, medical examiner says

New details still have investigators asking questions about the death of the rapper, who police say died after falling while running from officers responding to a 911 call.

1h ago