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Board hears cell-phone survey; staff recommends waiting for possible state action before changing policy
Summary
The division summarized a fall survey of staff, students and parents on student cell-phone use and said its recommendation is to leave the current policy unchanged pending General Assembly action and guidance from the Virginia Department of Education.
Division staff presented results of a fall survey on student cell-phone use and recommended the board keep the current policy in place for the remainder of the school year while monitoring pending state legislation.
The presenter said 177 staff members, more than 1,000 students in grades 6–12 and about 300 parents responded to the survey. The current policy allows no personal-device use in pre-K–5; phones are allowed but…
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