US EditionNYC Schools Will Be Ready for Cell Phone Ban, Chancellor and Governor Say
CARTERET COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, JUL 16 – Carteret County schools will enforce a full-day cellphone ban in classrooms and lunch to reduce distractions, with district plans due by August 1, officials said.
- This fall, a state law mandates a bell-to-bell device restriction, prohibiting use during class, hallways, or lunch, according to New York state law.
- Under the new law, school districts face an August 1 deadline to finalize and publish their policies, with the requirement to separate students from their phones on school grounds.
- The state is giving $4 million toward implementation, and Mayor Eric Adams has budgeted $25 million.
- The city’s leaders, including Gov. Kathy Hochul and Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, said the compliance plan remains pending, but schools will be ready by September.
- In Utah, the statewide restriction began July 1 as part of a broader trend, with at least 30 states plus the District of Columbia requiring school districts to ban or restrict devices, Education Week tally.
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School should be a free zone where students can let go of mobile addiction, free themselves from all the pressure and experience peace and quiet for learning.
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