A budget plan by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul includes a proposal to ban student use of cell phones during school.

Students throughout New York state might have to give up their cellphones during school hours starting next fall under a proposal announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing legislation to ban cell phones in public school classrooms, saying the move is necessary to give students a “distraction-free learning environment.”

New York's school cellphone ban is one step closer to a reality, Gov. Kathy Hochul says. Here's how it would work.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul laid out her $252 billion state budget proposal on Tuesday. One of the biggest takeaways from it was to implement a statewide school cell phone ban and she’s devoting $13.