The policy, enacted in response to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s push take phones and other electronic devices out of students’ hands during the school day, will be in effect for the school year beginning

NYC Public Schools are enacting a cellphone ban, as part of a new statewide law​ to eliminate distractions in the classroom​.

The Panel for Educational Policy voted 14-1 to amend the local regulation, which also applies to “unauthorized” tablets and smartwatches.