AN UPDATE ON HOCHUL'S SCHOOL PHONE BAN

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Saved by the bells!

Lawmakers in both houses of the state legislature are getting behind Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to restrict kids’ phone use during the school day.

The Senate had previously shown some slight disagreement with the Governor’s plan over whether schools should have some leeway to allow students to use phones at some points during the school day – for instance, during recess or in-between classes. MORE AT New York lawmakers get on board with Gov. Hochul’s ‘bell to bell’ school phone ban