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School board reviews cell-phone-free protocols tied to governor's executive order
Summary
Superintendent presented proposed cell-phone-free protocols aligned with Executive Order 33 and a stakeholder survey; plans call for "off and away" policies at all levels, limited exceptions, and graduated consequences. Final guidance from the Virginia Department of Education is expected in September.
The Middlesex County School Board reviewed proposed updates to student cell-phone protocols designed to create a "cell phone free" learning environment, the superintendent said.
The policy, developed after a stakeholder survey and in response to the governor's Executive Order 33, would require phones to be "off and away" during the school day. "At the elementary school, they are off and away the entire time they're in the building," the superintendent said. At the middle…
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