HERE ARE THE EXCEPTIONS TO THE PHONE BAN COMING TO NY SCHOOLS

The smartphone ban is coming to New York’s schools next fall, but there are exceptions that raise new questions for educators implementing the transformative policy.

The new “bell-to-bell” ban exempts students who need smartphones for health care purposes, translation apps or a disability, as well as those who have responsibilities as caregivers. Students who don’t fall into those categories will only be allowed to have flip phones — which the rules call “non-internet enabled phones” — during class hours.

As a result, some educators and parents wonder if the policy will create a new dynamic where iPhones bring unwanted attention to students with disabilities or those who are migrants.  MORE AT Here are the exceptions to the phone ban coming to NY schools - Gothamist