Henrico Schools welcomed students back Monday to a “phone-free” school year with a new expectation: all teachers must collect students’ cell phones at the beginning of each class and place them in division-provided storage containers until class ends.
This school year will be the first year HCPS will enforce a
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At a 3:30 p.m. work session Aug. 14, the Henrico School Board will share updates on Henrico Schools’ 2025-2026 school year, which begins this Monday, Aug. 18.
Starting this school year, HCPS will implement a bell-to-bell cellphone ban for all students, meaning students must store their phones in