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Governor Glenn Youngkin issued Executive Order 33, which directs the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to draft guidance for public school divisions to adopt local policies and procedures establishing cell phone-free education. The EO directs VDOE to initiate a public engagement effort with parents, students, teachers, local school leaders, and other stakeholders to develop 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 an emergency and other important situations.
Here are the dates, times, and locations of the VDOE input sessions:
- Manassas - July 18, 2 - 3:30 p.m., Osbourn High School
- Virginia Beach - July 22, 4:30 - 6 p.m., Tallwood High School
- Fredericksburg - July 30, 9 - 10:30 a.m., James Monroe High School
- Waynesboro - July 31, 10 - 11:30 a.m., Kate Collins Middle School
- Roanoke - July 31, 4 - 5:30 p.m., Northside High School
- Abingdon - August 1, 3 - 4:30 p.m., Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
- Keysville - August 2, 1:30 - 3 p.m., Southside Virginia Community College Keysville Campus Workforce Development Center
- Midlothian - August 6, 4-5:30 p.m., Chesterfield County Public Schools Career and Technical Center
You can also submit comments digitally in THIS FORM at any time throughout the information-gathering process (no deadline given on the website).
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