Effective January 1, state policy will prohibit personal cell phones, laptops, smart watches and wireless headphones in all Virginia public schools. It’s unclear how ACPS will respond.

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has announced that Virginia will move forward with a proposed draft of social studies standards that will, in the words of the draft, “just get rid of the dang thing.” This move comes after weeks of intense criticism from stakeholders, parents, teachers, students and academics over the January draft, which controversially included such changes as omitting the words “fascism” and “diversity.”