>>Gov Issues Executive Order for Cell Phone-Free Education
(Richmond, VA) -- Gov. Younkin has issued an executive order to have cell phone-free education in the state's public schools. Rocio Rivera has more.Preview: The Gov has called on the Virginia Department of Education to create a plan to get rid of phones in schools. It also calls for protocols to be put in place to allow parents to contact their kids during emergencies. He called it a mental health and safety initiative. He also announced $500-thousand dollars would be going to the Department of Education and the Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows the suicide rate for kids has significantly gone up since 2010. And several studies also show students who use their phones during class don't do well academically. I'm RR.