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Cell Phone Policy

In compliance with Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 33 and Orange County Public Schools School Board Policy JFC-R, Orange County Public Schools will be a cell phone-free educational setting. 

To ensure that students have a focused and healthier learning environment, Orange County Public Schools will implement and enforce the following procedures at all schools.

  • Upon entering the school building, students must keep cell phones and other personal electronic devices turned off and in their backpacks or lockers until they exit the building at the end of the instructional day.

  • No headphones/earbuds will be worn at school. Headphone/earbud use will only be permitted for specific learning activities as directed by school staff.

  • For instructional purposes, only school-issued electronic devices will be allowed.

  • Parents who need to reach their child during the school day should call the main office.

  • Students who need to reach a parent should ask a teacher or other staff member and will be able to do so using a school phone.