61% of NY voters support a cellphone ban in schools: Poll

The recommendation emanates from the Special Commission on the impacts of screens and social networks on the health and development of young people.

Would we live the last moments of the cell phone at school? That's what we can now believe that all parties in Quebec agree to demand a wall-to-wall ban on cell phones in primary and secondary schools.

61% of NY voters support a cellphone ban in schools: Poll

NEW YORK (PIX11) – A majority of New York voters support a cellphone ban in public schools, according to new polling from Siena College Research Institute. Some 61% of all voters support the ban on cellphone use in K-12 schools, which is part of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2026 budget. The budget was due on April 1, but has not yet been passed.  More Local News Siena College’s polling released Tuesday reveals broad, bipartisan support. Some 61% of…

Bill proposed by U.S. senators to keep cell phones out of classrooms nationwide

A nationwide push to ban cell phones from classrooms is growing with a bipartisan proposal in the U.S. Senate.

The government's proposal aims to strengthen the powers of teachers and principals regarding the use of mobile devices during the school day.

What is an emergency? Wake school board set to weigh question in cellphone policy discussion

The board is discussing ways to better define terms included in its current draft policy on student use of personal wireless communications devices, with cellphones chiefly in mind.