WASHINGTON — Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a bill Friday effectively banning Virginia school students from using their cellphones while at school.

The restrictions, known as a "bell-to-bell," ban, are defined by the bill as extending from the beginning to the end of a school day.

"'Bell to bell' means after the first bell rings at the start of the school day to begin instructional time until the dismissal bell rings at the end of the school day," the legislation reads. "'Bell to bell' includes lunch and time in between class periods.'"

The bill will codify the recommendations made by Youngkin last summer in Executive Order 33, which asked school districts across the commonwealth to implement what the order called, "cellphone-free education."

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