Virginia Governor Orders Public Schools to Go Cellphone-Free

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has ordered public schools in his state to limit students’ use of cellphones in the classroom, as similar restrictions take hold across the nation. Under an executive order signed on July 9, Virginia’s Department of Education is directed to draft guidance for school districts to adopt policies toward a “cellphone-free education.” The department will work with teachers, parents, students, and school administrators to design and implement practices that “establish the age-appropriate restriction or elimination of cell phone use during instructional time,” according to the governor’s office. “Today’s Executive Order both establishes the clear goal to protect the health and safety of our students by limiting the amount of time they are exposed to addictive cell phones and social media and eliminates clear distractions in the classroom,” Mr. Youngkin said in a statement announcing the order....