Chesterfield County Public Schools -

The Virginia Department of Education will host a meeting at the Chesterfield Career and Technical Center @ Hull to hear from parents, teachers and others about “the best ways to achieve cellphone-free education in Virginia and address the increasing evidence of the impact cellphone and social media usage has on youth mental health and education performance.” The Chesterfield meeting will take place 4-5:30 p.m. Aug. 6 at CTC@Hull, 13900 Hull Street Road. It is one of eight meetings scheduled across Virginia to discuss cellphones in schools in connection to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 33. The Virginia Department of Education website provides details about all of the meetings and a link to an online form to submit comments.