In January, Governor Glenn Youngkin’s cell phone order took effect statewide, aimed at reducing distractions, bullying, and improving student mental health. In August, Roanoke City Public Schools expanded the ‘bell-to-bell’ rule to high schoolers, and a month into the school year, leaders say the changes are already seeing encouraging signs of compliance. “We’ve been able…
Governor Glenn Youngkin recently signed Executive Order 33 into effect, which calls for Virginia schools to adopt a full “bell-to-bell” cell phone policy. The focus of the bill is to improve both the learning environment and students’ mental health. Some local school systems have already made adjustments to their policies. Roanoke County Public Schools updated…
RICHMOND, VA – Virginia students will soon be required to keep their phones off during class, now that a policy first introduced through executive order last year has been signed into law by Governor Glenn Youngkin. The new legislation mandates “bell-to-bell” cell phone-free policies in all public K–12 schools statewide. What we know: Youngkin recently…
The Justice Department seeks to drop its criminal case against a Virginia man accused of being the “East Coast leader” of the MS-13 gang, weeks after Attorney General Pam Bondi announced his arrest in a nationally televised press conference last month. Bondi referred to Henrry Villatoro Santos as “one of the top members and…