Virginia school boards may soon have more control over how cell phones and smart devices are governed in classrooms. Legislation granting local districts the authority to craft their own policies cleared the General Assembly on Friday and now heads to Gov. Glenn Youngkin for consideration. House Bill 1961, introduced by Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, and it’s […]
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Virginia school boards may soon have more control over how cell phones and smart devices are governed in classrooms. Legislation granting local districts the authority to craft their own policies cleared the General Assembly on Friday and now heads to Gov. Glenn Youngkin for consideration.
HouseBill1961,introducedbySamRasoul,D-Roanoke,andit’scompanionmeasure,SenateBill738bySen.StellaPekarsky,D-Fairfax,comesamidgrowingconcernsovertheimpactofsmartphonesonchildren’shealth.Whileresearchhaslinkedexcessivephoneusetoadverseeffectsonstudents’well-being,advocatesalsorecognizetheroledevicesplayinprovidingeducationalresourcesandcommunicationt
