So far, 26 states have passed laws, with eight other states and the District of Columbia implementing rules or making ...

School officials across Central New York are raising concerns about a new bell-to-bell phone ban set to take effect in August ...

The ban exempts students who need smartphones for health care purposes, translation apps or a disability, as well as those ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As New York public schools gear up for a statewide ban on cell phones, the Watervliet City School District in the Capital region has already been ahead of the curve, having ...

ALBANY — Starting in September, students will be banned from using smartphones in school as part of the New York State budget ... own plans for storing the phones throughout the day, but ...

Starting this fall, New York will become the largest state in the nation to enforce ... Students will still be allowed access to simple phones without internet access, as well as internet-enabled ...

New York will become the largest state in the U.S. to require a “bell-to-bell” cell phone ban in K-12 schools, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. The policy, which will take effect this ...