 The state of Virginia taking action against kids having cell phones in schools. Virginia now joins a growing list of states that are banning or limiting cell phones in schools, citing harms from excessive screen time. Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order Tuesday to establish phone-free classrooms in all of Virginia's public schools, grades K through 12. The state's education department will now come up with guidelines for how to restrict phones during class by next January. ABC's Elizabeth Schulze.