Students at Catholic schools across Brooklyn and Queens are heading back to class today, marking the official start of the school year under the Archdiocese of Brooklyn.
At St. Ephrem Catholic Academy in Dyker Heights, students will walk through the doors for the first time this morning. Public school students return tomorrow, so families all across the city are getting ready for the new year.
A big topic this fall: Cellphones. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s new law now requires “bell-to-bell” smartphone restrictions in all New York public schools. That means students in public schools can’t use their phones during the school day, except for special reasons like health or emergencies…