ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Kathy Hochul held a roundtable discussion on Monday regarding her upcoming “bell-to-bell” cellphone ban.
The ban prohibits the use of a cellphone inside classrooms from the moment students enter school to the moment they are dismissed. According to the governor, the move will help make classrooms “distraction-free.”
School districts in New York State are required to publish how they will implement the ban by Aug. 1. The restriction goes into effect ahead of the 2025 to 2026 school year…