Gov. Youngkin issues executive order establishing 'cellphone-free education' in Virginia

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Gov. Youngkin issues executive order establishing ‘cellphone-free education’ in Virginia

InsideNoVa.com
July 9, 2024, 4:47 PM

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Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday issued an executive order requiring public school divisions to adopt policies establishing cellphone-free education by January 2025.

The order directs the Virginia Department of Education to initiate “a robust public engagement effort with parents, students, teachers, local school leaders and other stakeholders to develop collaboratively policies and procedures that establish the age-appropriate restriction or elimination of cell phone use during instructional time, as well as to establish protocols allowing parents to contact their children in emergency and other important situations,” Youngkin’s office said in a news release.

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[PuraVidaDreamin]

1. Geez- finally Youngkin does something positive for his state

Will probably back peddle when other Repugs turn up the heat on that decision.

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2. First step: Get rid of assault weapons, so kids don't need phones to say final farewells to their parents. nt

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3. I'm not in Virginia, but I found this a two-edged sword.

On one side, kids don't need the distraction of having their phones in classes. But, on the other side, cell phones have been a vital link to the outside during school shootings that allowed kids to talk to their parents or call the police.