{"id":15324,"date":"2025-06-02T13:43:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?p=15324"},"modified":"2025-06-02T13:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:43:12","slug":"virginia-bans-student-phone-use-during-school-hours-under-new-state-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/virginia-bans-student-phone-use-during-school-hours-under-new-state-law\/","title":{"rendered":"VIRGINIA BANS STUDENT PHONE USE DURING SCHOOL HOURS UNDER NEW STATE LAW"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u00a0Virginia — <\/strong>A new law signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin will require all public schools in Virginia to enforce a full-day cell phone ban for students starting in the upcoming academic year. The policy, now codified under HB1961 and SB738, bars student phone use from the opening bell to dismissal. State officials say the measure is designed to cut down on classroom distractions and address growing concerns around youth mental health.
This legislation builds on earlier executive actions from the governor. In July 2024, Executive Order 33 directed the Departments of Education and Health and Human Resources to define what a phone-free school environment should include and issue guidance for school divisions. By November, Executive Order 43 created the Reclaiming Childhood Task Force, mobilizing state agencies to provide resources for schools, families, and care providers responding to the effects of digital overuse. The administration says the law is part of a larger strategy to restore focus in classrooms and support student well-being. School districts such as Accomack County had already implemented similar policies before the statewide mandate was enacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0Virginia — A new law signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin will require all public schools in Virginia to enforce a full-day cell phone ban for students starting in the upcoming academic year. The policy, now codified under HB1961 and SB738, bars student phone use from the opening bell to dismissal. State officials say the measure […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/workplace-with-smartphone-supplies-and-apple-2024-12-03-14-18-41-utc-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-3Za","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17714,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/virginia-governor-establishes-advisory-board-to-improve-nursing-home-oversight\/","url_meta":{"origin":15324,"position":0},"title":"Virginia Governor Establishes Advisory Board to Improve Nursing Home Oversight","author":"admin","date":"September 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"RICHMOND, VA, \u2014 Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the creation of a new Nursing Home Oversight and Accountability Advisory Board, formed under Executive Order 52. 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