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,

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.