Mayor Bill de Blasio will lift a longtime ban on cellphones in New York City public schools, ending a widely unpopular practice and bringing the city in line with other large school districts.
De Blasio, who announced the policy change Wednesday afternoon during a news conference at a Brooklyn school, said the new plan will go into effect March 2.
"It's time to take a common-sense action that will give parents a better peace of mind," said the mayor, who has acknowledged that his own son, Dante, brings a phone to Brooklyn Technical High School. "We need to hear from our kids and this guarantees we can." Read more...
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