N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul says a state budget deal has been reached, including a "bell-to-bell" school cellphone ban.

New York’s FY 2026 budget funds a bell-to-bell smartphone ban for all public schools starting fall 2025. Heres' how it will ...

Starting this September, all school districts will have to implement policies that disconnect students from their devices ...

While other states have statewide cellphone bans in schools, New York will be only the fourth state to have a "bell to bell" ...

New York state lawmakers have agreed on a proposal to ban cellphones in public schools beginning in the next school year.