Cell phones: Augusta County Schools will implement a bell-to-bell ban starting in January.
Using guidance from the Virginia Department of Education, the August County School Board will ban cell phones for students.
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Column: For data about school cell phone bans, talk to kids
Improving digital wellness among young people should include listening to their input about proposed policies, University of Virginia’s Bethany Teachman and Nancy Deutsch write in a guest
Campbell County School Board unanimously passes new cell phone policy
Campbell County School Assistant Superintendent Dr. Amy Hale said the policy closely mirrors Governor Glenn Younkin's Executive Order 33. The order asked all school divisions to have a cell phone policy in place by January 2025 and asked the Virginia Department of Education to release guidance for divisions to build their policy on.
Des Moines school board hears strong support for cell phone ban
Cell phones could be on the way out in Des Moines Public Schools. Hoover High School was the first school in the district with a ban, requiring students to store phones in their backpacks during class.
Richmond School Board approves policy name change to reflect cell phone-free education in schools
The Richmond City Public School Board unanimously approved a name change to its Acceptable Computer System Use Policy, meant to better reflect its cell phone-free educational goals.
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Board gives preliminary approval to cell phone restrictions
That includes a warning for first offense; a call to parents and a conference for the second offense; detention for the third ...
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Virginia Public Schools Ban Students from Using Cellphones During Entire School Day
Students from Kindergarten to High School may soon be prohibited from using their cell phones and personal communication ...
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Schools in Virginia are banning cellphones. Here’s what families should know.
The VDOE is allowing districts to decide limits for middle schools, and high school students can use their phones before or after school. Some local divisions already have restrictions.
Two charged in Virginia with illegally killing dozens of deer, 2 bears and an owl
A months-long investigation into the unlawful killing of dozens of deer in Scott and Lee counties in Virginia resulted in two ...
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New policy would restrict student cell phone use in classrooms
The Bristol Virginia School Board is expected to vote on a revised student cell phone policy at its December meeting.
Prince William County to decide future of cellphones in their schools
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The Prince William County School Board will soon vote on their formal cellphone policy.
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Virginia students speak out on school cell phone bans
More states are banning cell phones from the classroom as students ... with students at John Handley high school in Winchester, Virginia, to discuss the effects of the ban.
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Study: Virginia parents want 14 to be the social media age limit
In Virginia, cyberbullying emerged as the top worry for parents ... Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order banning the ...
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Georgia school shooting reignites debate over cell phones in Virginia schools
After two students and two teachers were shot and killed at Apalachee High School in Georgia on Wednesday, parents and lawmakers in Virginia have are bringing the debate over cell phones in ...