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Virginia Students, Administrators React to Limits on Phones, Devices

Virginia students started the school year earlier than in the recent past, thanks to a 2019 law that allowed districts to start classes in mid-August. Students are also spending less time on their phones, and for hyper-online members of Generation Z, that is an adjustment.In 2024, former Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order to limit the use of phones and other smart devices during the school day. This spring, the General Assembly tightened those restrictions.

The law says that each school board must develop policies to “restrict student cell phone and smart device possession and prohibit student cell phone and smart device use on school property from bell to bell.” All public elementary and secondary schools are required to implement those policies.In Henrico County, that means students can’t pull out their phones without a teacher’s permission, and they aren’t allowed to wear smartwatches. So far, the policy seems to have been welcomed by students there.The Daily Signal spoke with several students at a Henrico County high school.

“I like the cellphone ban because it encourages students to talk to each other, and it makes it harder for students to use phones to cheat,” one student said.

“I like that teachers are allowed to take the phones if they see them in class,” another student said. “I also like that students are able to keep their........

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