RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond Public School parents and community members are invited to participate in discussions regarding Virginia’s recently announced cell phone-free education plan.
RPS will share a live broadcast of a fireside chat between the First Lady of Virginia, Suzanne Youngkin, and Dr. Jonathan Haidt to discuss the findings of Haidt’s book “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness.”
The event is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Richmond Community High School on East Brookland Park Boulevard.
Attendees can participate in small group discussions regarding the topic following the fireside chat, according to a press release. Those local discussions will occur from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. among participating schools.
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has released its final guidelines for school districts to become cellphone-free zones by the start of 2025.
The guide banned cell phone use from the first bell of the day to the last at all Virginia public elementary, middle, and high schools.