The Fairfax County Public Schools is launching a pilot program for several schools to prohibit students' cellphone access during the school day.
The Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia is launching a pilot program for several middle schools to prohibit students' cellphone access during the school day, starting in the 2024-25 school year. Seven schools will participate in the pilot program: Frost Middle School, Irving Middle School, Jackson Middle School, Poe Middle School, Robinson Middle School, Thoreau Middle School and Twain Middle School.
Students will be responsible for their own Yondr pouch and will bring it with them to school every day. Upon arriving at school each morning, students will safely lock their phone in their Yondr pouch and carry it inside their backpack. Airpods must be secured in the pouch or placed in the students' backpacks while smartwatches must be turned off or put on airplane mode. In situations where there is a family emergency, parents may contact the school's front office.
This comes after Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order last month directing the Virginia Department of Education 'to draft guidance for public school divisions to adopt local policies and procedures establishing cell phone-free education.' 'The necessity of implementing cell-phone free education in Virginia's K-12 public schools is increasingly evident,' Youngkin wrote in the order.
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