Given the increasing evidence of the impact cell phone and social media usage has on education and youth mental health, Governor Glenn Youngkin today issued Executive Order 33, which directs the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to draft guidance for public school divisions to adopt local policies and procedures establishing cell phone-free education. The EO directs VDOE to initiate a robust public engagement effort with parents, students, teachers, local school leaders, and other stakeholders to develop collaborative policies and procedures that establish the age-appropriate restriction…