The question is how maximize the significant potential of handheld devices while addressing educator concerns. This is one of education strategy not a legislative one.

On July 9, Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued Executive Order 33 requiring cell phone-free education in all schools in the Commonwealth. In the executive order, the Virginia Department of Education is required to define what cell phone-free education means. Now, the guidance is available. This is what cell-phone free schools means for each age group:

Safety considerations have been added to the Virginia Department of Education's (VDOE) newly-released final guidance on cell phone-free education.

She said she wasn’t sure about a school cell phone ban, especially given the rise in violence in schools across the country. “I’m like ok, I won’t have a problem with the cell phones being put away whether it’s in the pouch only if there are communication devices stored in the classroom,