Virginia’s public school cellphone ban… how’s it going?

Public schools in Virginia are now required to ban student cell phone usage during school hours, a result of legislation signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin in late May. But what does that mean now that school is back in session? WMRA’s Ayse Pirge reports.
The legislation follows an executive order from last year, in which Youngkin called for the establishment of cell phone–free education in Virginia. The order mentioned the effects of phone use on adolescents, including the impact on mental health and academic performance.

Nancy Deutsch is a faculty member at the University of Virginia’s School of Education and Human Development.