• Cell Phone Ban

    On July 9, Governor Glenn Youngkin issued Executive Order 33 to help bring cell phone-free education to Virginia schools. Starting on January 1, 2025, all Virginia Schools will be cell phone-free “from bell-to-bell.” Learn more about the executive order and what it means for Virginia Schools on the Virginia Department of Education’s website. Follow Norfolk Public Schools on Facebook, Instagram, and X to stay informed about the latest developments regarding the implementation of Executive Order 33 throughout the school division.

JXXZ-R - Personal Electronic Communication Device/Cell Phone Letter

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  • Executive Order 33
    Read Executive Order 33 here.

    Executive Order 33 PSA

     

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    Episodes #2: No Cell From Bell to Bell:
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    Personal Electronic Communication Device/Cell Phone Policy

    JXXZ-R - Personal Electronic Communication Device-Cell Phone Announcement Letter

    JXXZ-R - Personal Electronic Communication Device-Cell Phone Regulation

    JXXZ-R - Personal Electronic Communication Device/Cell Phone Policy

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    The School Board of the City of Norfolk appreciates the community's input on the following policy that was on the discussion agendas during the November 6, 2024, (1st reading) work session and December 4, 2024, (2nd reading) work session and passed by majority vote at the December 18, 2024, business meeting.

    JXXZ.  PERSONAL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE/CELL PHONE POLICY: 

    Your continued input is valuable in our decision-making on policies and procedures governed by the School Board. 

    The Anxious Generation The Anxious Generation

    Join us!

     

    First Lady of Virginia Suzanne S. Youngkin invites communities across the Commonwealth to join in a fireside chat with award-winning social psychologist, author, and researcher Dr. Jonathan Haidt. On the evening of September 19, 2024, the First Lady and Dr. Haidt will convene a fireside chat to discuss the findings of Haidt’s book The Anxious Generation and how it informs our communities and schools in limiting social media and cell phone use to help restore childhood and play.

     

    This free event will broadcast live at Southside STEM Academy at Campostella, located at 1106 Campostella Road, Norfolk, VA  23523, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. It is open to all Norfolk Public Schools’ students, families, staff, and communities. 

     

    Please RSVP.

     

    Norfolk Public Schools’ families, staff, and community members interested in attending the fireside chat should RSVP by September 18, 2024.

     

    Event details…

     

    6:30 p.m. - Doors Open

     

    6:50 p.m. - Opening remarks and welcome by Fredrick D. Walker, Director of Communications and Community Engagement, Norfolk Public Schools

      

    7 p.m. - Live Broadcast

     

    8 p.m. - Community Conversation