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Virginia

Reviewed policies, grades and school implementation dates. District examples cover 0 distinct districts; it is not a statewide implementation survey.

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Detailed device brief

Rules for use: affected grades and timing

Personal devices · statewide finding

Elementary
Full school day
Middle
Full school day
High
Full school day

Boards must restrict personal-device use throughout the school day in public elementary and secondary schools.

Current codified requirement.

Exceptions & source ↗

School devices, screen time and student AI

No reviewed policy is available here for these topics yet. Further research appears in the policy explorer.

Learning & relevant rules for use

What changes by age?

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Elementary

Computer science

Current · Required standards / alignment

Requires divisions to align K–12 curricula and instructional resources with revised computer-science standards, including computational thinking and age-appropriate computing concepts.

Revised 2024 CS standards implement in 2025–26.

Source & dates

Relevant rules for use

Personal devices: Full school day

Current codified requirement.

Device scope, exceptions & source

Middle

Computer science

Current · Required standards / alignment

Requires divisions to align K–12 curricula and instructional resources with revised computer-science standards, including computational thinking and age-appropriate computing concepts.

Revised 2024 CS standards implement in 2025–26.

Source & dates

Relevant rules for use

Personal devices: Full school day

Current codified requirement.

Device scope, exceptions & source

High

Computer science

Current · Required standards / alignment

Requires divisions to align K–12 curricula and instructional resources with revised computer-science standards, including computational thinking and age-appropriate computing concepts.

Revised 2024 CS standards implement in 2025–26.

Source & dates

Relevant rules for use

Personal devices: Full school day

Current codified requirement.

Device scope, exceptions & source

Teacher capacity, funding & delivery

No reviewed support program is listed here yet. Individual policy details include any documented funding or training provision.

Questions for a district curriculum meeting
  1. Which students receive instruction, in which grades and subjects, and for how much time?
  2. What sequence connects computing concepts, data, AI understanding and digital judgment?
  3. Who teaches it, and what training, preparation time and accessible materials do they receive?
  4. Which documented funding or services can support delivery, and what remains a local budget decision?
  5. What student work demonstrates understanding? Check who participates and who is missing.

These are Stewart Brown’s planning questions, not additional legal requirements.

Research awaiting review (1 records)

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Reviewed policy findings, district examples & history (4 records)

Restrictions

Current evidence indexed

1 action in this collection

Governance

Current evidence indexed

1 action in this collection

Learning

Current evidence indexed

2 actions in this collection

Current statewide policies

Virginia· State / DCCurrent

Va. Code §22.1-79.3:1

Boards must restrict personal-device use throughout the school day in public elementary and secondary schools.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026

Personal devices
Requirement
Required
Grades
All K-12
Learning evidence
No student-learning claim
Legal start
Jul 1, 2026
School implementation
Current codified requirement.
Virginia· State / DCCurrent

Virginia Guidelines for AI Integration through Education

Provides statewide guidelines for responsible AI integration, including human oversight, academic integrity, privacy, equity and workforce preparation.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026

AI governance
Requirement
Recommended
Grades
All K-12
Learning evidence
No student-learning claim
School implementation
State guidelines support local education planning and existing legal compliance; no new statewide student-course or ban deadline in this document.
Virginia· State / DCCurrent

Va. Code §22.1-253.13:1

Requires the Board of Education to consider incorporating media-literacy and digital-citizenship standards at each grade level during each scheduled revision of the Standards of Learning and related frameworks.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026

Media literacy
Requirement
Required with local discretion
Grades
Each grade level at standards revision
Learning evidence
Standards development required
School implementation
Current statute requires Board consideration during regular standards/framework revisions. It does not require a separate media-literacy course.
Virginia· State / DCCurrent

2024 Computer Science Standards of Learning

Requires divisions to align K–12 curricula and instructional resources with revised computer-science standards, including computational thinking and age-appropriate computing concepts.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026

Computer science
Requirement
Required
Grades
Full implementation by 2025–26
Learning evidence
Curriculum standards required
Adopted / approved
Jun 21, 2024
School implementation
Revised 2024 CS standards implement in 2025–26.

Upcoming requirements

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Proposals under consideration

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Selected district examples

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Historical records

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Evidence coverage & remaining research

Consistent 16-dimension checklist

Coverage & remaining research

Inventory reviewed October 3, 2026. 5/16 dimensions have published evidence of any status. Every dimension remains open to additional sources and superseding actions.

DimensionCurrent statewide evidenceOther published evidence
Personal devices1 linked action0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
School-issued devicesNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Screen timeNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Student AINot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Staff AINot yet established1 current district action · 0 future, proposed, or historical
AI governance1 linked action0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
Social media / networkNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Privacy / cybersecurityNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
AI literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Computer science1 linked action0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
Digital literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Media literacy1 linked action0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
Digital citizenshipNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Cybersecurity literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Data literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Social-media literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion

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