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A statewide ban on smartphones in schools goes into effect this fall, and the city has adopted a policy for following it. (Spectrum News NY1)

Schools will decide how to store phones under new policy

Cs news3 months ago09 mins

School — and a new ban on smartphones — starts in just six weeks. The Panel for Educational Policy Wednesday night passed a citywide regulation banning the use of phones in school buildings during the school day. However, it’ll be up to each public school to decide how they want to collect or store those cellphones. …

NYC schools will be ready for cell phone ban, officials say

Cs news3 months ago04 mins

The city has not yet finalized its plan for complying with a statewide cellphone ban in classrooms, but Gov. Kathy Hochul and Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos say schools will be ready by September. “This is starting this fall. I’m impatient,” Hochul said. “Habits are built on day one, so we are going to be ready…