Students in New Jersey’s second-largest city will be required to put their cellphones away while in class starting Oct. 1.
The Jersey City school board voted unanimously Thursday night to approve a new policy prohibiting cellphones and other personal communications devices in classrooms. There will be limited exceptions for students with disabilities and health issues.
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