NYC public school cell phone policy for 2025-26

NYC public school cell phone policy for 2025-26

article 18 March 2019, Hamburg: ILLUSTRATION – A fifth grade student of a grammar school uses the search function of her smartphone. Photo: Daniel Reinhardt/dpa (Photo by Daniel Reinhardt/picture alliance via Getty Images) NEW YORK CITY – Cell phones in schools have become a highly debated topic across the country as school districts continue to…

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NY school phone bans: Bell-to-bell is best

NY school phone bans: Bell-to-bell is best

2-minute read Lysa Mullady  |  Special to the USA TODAY Network New York pushes for school smartphone bans due to ‘addictive’ nature New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called for legislation to ban smartphones in schools because of their addictive nature. Cell phones in schools are hindering student safety, belonging, and learning by creating distractions and…

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