Virginia Governor Orders Public Schools to Go Cellphone-Free

The state Department of Education will have until Aug. 15 to release a draft guidance for public feedback on the policy, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2025.
Virginia Governor Orders Public Schools to Go Cellphone-Free
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks at the 2024 Road to Majority Conference in Washington on June 22, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Bill Pan
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has ordered public schools in his state to limit students’ use of cellphones in the classroom, as similar restrictions take hold across the nation.

Under an executive order signed on July 9, Virginia’s Department of Education is directed to draft guidance for school districts to adopt policies toward a “cellphone-free education.”
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