Evening Roundup: How Students Are Handling New York’s School Cell Phone Ban, and New Jersey Considers a Ban of its Own

25/11/2025 10 min
Evening Roundup: How Students Are Handling New York’s School Cell Phone Ban, and New Jersey Considers a Ban of its Own

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Months into the first school year since New York banned smartphones in school, students are talking to each other more than they used to. Meanwhile, Gov. Phil Murphy wants New Jersey to pass similar legislation to ban cell phones in schools across the Garden State.

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