Jericho students adjust to new school cell-phone ban – LI Press

Jericho students adjust to new school cell-phone ban – LI Press

New York just put every student’s cell phone on Do Not Disturb—permanently. As Jericho students started their school year, they were one of the first student bodies in the state to adjust to a new state-wide cell phone ban, enacted in schools across New York state by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The new policy states that “students are not permitted to use internet-enabled electronic devices during the instructional school day or from ‘bell to bell.’” Thi…