Six Richmond Public Schools are preparing to enter the second semester in January with a new no-phone policy, following mounting concerns about students’ safety and mental health.
The only other school division in the Richmond region to implement a no-phone policy is Hopewell City Public Schools. School leaders say it’s helping.
This fall, Charlottesville Public Schools effectively banned cellphone use by students, prompting pushback by some parents.
Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
