Amherst schools pushing new cellphone policy Justin Faulconer Jun 12, 2024 Jun 12, 2024 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAmp ?6H 46==A9@?6 C68F=2E:@? H:== 8@ :?E@ 67764E 7@C 2== p>96CDE r@F?EJ’D AF3=:4 D49@@=D 7@C E96 a_ac\ad D49@@= J62C :? H9:49 DEF56?ED H:== ?@E 36 2==@H65 E@ 92G6 56G:46D H:E9 E96> 5FC:?8 :?DECF4E:@?2= 9@FCD]k^AmkAm$FA6C:?E6?56?E (:==:2> (6==D D2:5 6249 D49@@= 4FCC6?E=J 564:56D AC@465FC6D 7@C 46==A9@?6D 2?5 2 4@>>:EE66 @7 65F42E@CD 62C=:6C E9:D >@?E9 7@C>65 E@ 4C62E6 2 A@=:4J 4@?D:DE6?E 7@C 2== D49@@=D]k^Am Download PDF kAm“(6 2=D@ 76=E :E H2D :>A@CE2?E E@ 6DE23=:D9 8F:56=:?6D 32D65 E92E H6C6 286 2AAC@AC:2E6[” (6==D D2:5] “pD 2 C6DF=E[ 6=6>6?E2CJ[ >:55=6 2?5 9:89 D49@@=D 92G6 D=:89E=J 5:776C6?E 6IA64E2E:@?D]”k^Am kAm(96? E96 D49@@= J62C 368:?D :? pF8FDE[ >:55=6 2?5 9:89 D49@@= DEF56?ED H:== 36 6IA64E65 E@ <66A E96:C 6=64EC@?:4 56G:46D :? 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Lynchburg-area prosecutors, sheriffs speak out against new gun laws Some Lynchburg area prosecutors are joining the ranks of more than a dozen commonwealth’s attorneys across Virginia who have said they will no…
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Amherst board looks into special use permit measure for data centers After hearing from a packed room of residents mostly opposed to the idea of a data center coming to Amherst County, the county’s board of supe…
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