Fairfax Schools rethink cell phone use in the classroom

The Fairfax County Schools board is considering updating its cell phone use policy to ban social media if it isn’t related to academics and define when kids can use their phones. WTOP’s Scott Gelman tells us there’s pushback after years of virtual learning when students relied on social media to connect. Then, WTOP’s Mike Murillo gives the upshot from a D.C. Mayoral forum Wednesday night where the mayor and most of her opponents faced off on the issues that will determine the race — crime, education and housing.

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