Among New York parents of school-age children, 77-percent support barring cell phone use in schools during the day, a Mount Sinai South Nassau “Truth in Medicine” poll found.
Most parents, 72-percent, said they still want their child to have their phone on them in case of an emergency, the poll found.
The poll was conducted by 600 parents with at least one child under the age of 18 in New York City and on Long Island.
An increasingly hot-button issue among parents and teachers, student cell phone use has risen to the upper echelon of state government in recent months.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed banning internet access on students’ cell phones in classrooms, while Republican Assemblyman Keith Brown introduced a bill prohibiting students from possessing their phones during classroom instruction.
Concerns over adolescent phone usage persist outside of the classroom, too. On Tuesday, Sept. 17, Instagram unveiled several new security features for teenage users aimed at combating bullying, sensitive content, and screen addiction.