Newark students return to classrooms with phones required to be 'off and away'

New Jersey students return to classrooms under new statewide cellphone ban

New Jersey students head back to school with a new rule in place: Cellphones, smartwatches and tablets must be kept "off and away" under new statewide school device ban.

Newark students return to classrooms with phones required to be 'off and away'

Newark students are heading back to school with a new rule in place: Cellphones, smartwatches and tablets must be kept "off and away" under New Jersey's statewide school device ban.

Newark Schools Enforce New Jersey Cellphone Ban 2026

Newark students walked back into classrooms this week under a new rule that could cost them their phones entirely: devices must now be “off and away” from the moment school starts until dismissal. The policy marks the first full rollout of New Jersey's statewide cellphone ban inside the state's largest school district, and it comes with real consequences for students caught breaking it. Under the mandate, Newark Public Schools students must keep…