Schools across New York state were required to come up with their own procedures to implement the full-day ban on cellphones.

Tuesday marked the first day that many school districts implemented New York’s statewide, bell-to-bell smartphone ...

The new policy is part of a larger effort to promote better attention in the classroom and more socializing in the cafeteria ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul insisted that schoolchildren are better off not having cellphones during emergency situations in the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is refusing to disclose the costs of using a fuzzy “Frankie Focus” mascot unveiled last week to promote the ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- The morning bell has rung on Governor Hochul’s cell phone ban in public schools. Starting this ...

New school year, new rules. Millions of kids across our region, including New York City, are following new restrictions on ...

Students in Yonkers are some of the first to experience the rollout of the new bell-to-bell ban Wednesday as they return to ...

New York implements a statewide school cellphone ban, altering classroom dynamics and prompting mixed reactions from students ...

School is back in session for nearly a million students in New York City, the nation's largest school district.

As part of the new policies, school districts are requiring students to store phones away in lockers for the whole school day ...

New York students are back in the classroom with a new rule in place.Starting this year, New York schools have banned ...