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Students face new cellphone restrictions in 17 states

You can now look up your school's cellphone ban policy online

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State launched a website where you can look up your school district's cellphone ban policy. The websites contains the policies of more than 1,050 districts in New York State. You can look up your district's policy at this link.

Opinion

Newsday · 2d

Cellphone ban a time to learn for schools, students

By now, just about every educator, child psychologist and parent agrees that students shouldn’t have unfettered access to their cellphones during class. And just about every kid in New York knows the cellphone ban is about to drop with the pomp of a research paper assignment.

Associated Press · 2d

Students face new cellphone restrictions in 17 states as school year begins

As students start school this year, 17 states and the District of Columbia are imposing new cellphone restrictions.

WSKG8d

What's your school district's smartphone policy? Find out on new state website

A new school year marks the beginning of a statewide ban on smartphones in schools. The state launched a site where you can ...

Oneida Dispatch11d

READER’S VIEW: Smartphone ban in New York schools set to take effect this fall: What parents should know about ban

By Nancy Nissen, Esq. With back-to-school quickly approaching, New York state Gov. Kathy Hochul’s smartphone ban, included in ...

Observer Today23m

Forestville school proposes Clean Green Energy Project

With a major capital project already underway at Forestville schools, the district is proposing a significant addition to the ...

syracuse.com1mon

See NY school districts ranked 1 to 635 on global history ... - syracuse

Nine New York school districts saw 100% of their students test proficient on global history Regents exams during the 2023-2024 school year, according to state data. A total of 208 ...

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New York school districts finalize plans for upcoming cellphone bans - MSN

Close to 150 school districts across New York state have finalized their plans for bell-to-bell cellphone bans, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul's office.

Finger Lakes Times17h

NYSPHSAA announces School of Excellence and Distinction Awards for Section V

Several area schools were recognized by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association earlier this week as ...

cnycentral14d

Not all NYS school districts have submitted their cellphone ban plan ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Kathy Hochul announced Friday that just 86% of schools in New York State have submitted their policy to ban cell phones in classrooms. That's nearly 950 out of the ...

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WNY school districts approve new policies to comply with state ... - MSN

All districts must submit their plans to the state by August 1, 2025, ahead of the law going into effect next fall. New York has set aside $13.5 million to help schools cover the cost of ...

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WNY school districts navigating plans for policies for state cellphone ban

State archives grants awarded locally

The New York State Archives announced Thursday, Aug. 21 that $4.9 million has been awarded to 80 local governments, school districts, and educational institutions across the state to improve records ...

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