Posted on 04/28/2025 7:54:08 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state would ban cellphones in public schools “bell to bell” beginning with the next school year under an agreement announced late Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
“We’ve protected our kids before from cigarettes, alcohol, and drunk driving, and now we’re protecting them from addictive technology designed to hijack their attention,” Hochul said in announcing the plan as part of a tentative budget agreement with state lawmakers.
Hochul, a Democrat, did not immediately detail plans for the ban. Her office has previously said that schools would have some flexibility over how to implement it, with districts deciding how to store students’ devices during the school day. There would be exemptions for students who need access for medical reasons, to help with learning disabilities or because they don’t speak fluent English, she has said.
If approved, New York would join at least eight states — California, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia — that have enacted measures banning or restricting students’ use of cellphones in schools. Nationally, most schools say they prohibit cellphone use except for academic purposes, but educators say the rules are difficult to enforce when students are allowed to have the devices in hallways and at lunch.
“Bell-to-bell” bans like the one Hochul described are meant to remove the distraction altogether by restricting access during school hours, often over the objection of parents who say they want to be able to reach their kids during emergency situations.
New York City, which has the largest school district in the country, last year abandoned discussions for a cellphone ban because of parent concerns.
Lawmakers are expected to begin voting on the $254 billion state budget this week.
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It’s just plain wrong. They should have it at all time. Secure in papers...etc...
Overdue.
We never had cell phones at school when I was growing up. We managed.
There’s a school that already does that, turned out most of the distractions were the parents texting their kids all day.
““We’ve protected our kids before from cigarettes, alcohol, and drunk driving, and now we’re protecting them from addictive technology designed to hijack their attention,” Hochul said”
All good and fine, but note that ILLEGALS are missing from her list.
I can see the incentive of the schools, as it means no more worrying about kids recording their sexual exploitation classes.
YES-—WE MANAGED.
KIDS CANNOT LEARN WHEN THEY ARE MARRIED TO THEIR PHONES
THEY ALSO BECOME SO ADDICTED TO THEIR PHONES THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF WHAT IS AROUND THEM.
‘zactly !
the real reason
That’s not the point...It’s mine...and the government should not be able to take it away from me...not even for a moment.
[New York lawmakers agree on plan for ‘bell-to-bell’ school cellphone ban]
Is there an app for that?
Nobody’s taking it away from you. They’re preventing you from bringing it in with you while you’re at school. There are all sorts of things you can’t bring with you to school or other places, and with good reason. A child can’t bring his pet dog or pet snake with him to school. He can’t bring a knife or a gun, can’t use a radio or walk-man headphones during class, can’t have the answers to a test while he’s taking it.
We have dress codes at schools. You can’t wear a t-shirt with obscenities printed on it or clothes that are too revealing, etc. There are other things that can’t be used at school and have to be left outside, like your bike. You can’t use a skateboard in the halls. You can’t bring your horse into class with you, can’t use video games during class, etc.
There have been crimes caught on phone-cameras at school. I’ll give you that. But they are also a significant class distraction. We used to get in trouble for passing notes back and forth in school. With texting, it’s off the charts, and a major distraction.
The ferals will riot in class.
Another “racist” law from liberals.
Liberals implement these laws thinking of only white people, black kids push back and the liberals declare it to be racist.
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