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In April, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation to place a statewide bell-to-bell ban on smartphone usage in all K-12 classrooms. However, the restriction did not go into place until this academic year.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said New York’s new cell phone ban for K-12 classrooms will improve mental health and learning as Long Island schools finalize their distraction-free policies.

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and Governor Ned Lamont hosted a discussion with students at Wethersfield High School. Lamont said he’s interested in stronger policies to protect students’ mental health around phone use.

Connecticut lawmakers may require local and regional boards of education to establish policies regarding students' use of phones and other technology.

New Haven Public Schools will implement a new district-wide policy prohibiting the use of cell phones and other devices during the school day.

Connecticut’s Board of Education has released a “position statement and policy guidance” document to help school districts keep kids off phones and other personal technology in the classroom.