As concerns mount over student performance, echoed in an executive order from Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Virginia is developing policies and guidelines to restrict students’ use of cell phones during school hours. Some educators and advocates question the effort and believe that cell phone-free policies could be hard to enforce and may harm certain students.
Research shows that some students use cell phones to message people and browse the internet and social media apps during instructional time.
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A Northern Virginia teacher shares her thoughts on cell phone policies in Virginia with Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons during a public input session on July 18 in Manassas City.
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