The Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District is gearing up to implement Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “bell to bell” cell phone ban. At the Monday, June 2, Board of Education meeting, district leadership presented their plan and timeline for how they intend to accomplish this.
The policy, which was included as part of New York’s 2026 budget that passed in early May, prohibits students from using smartphones during the school day, including lunch and break periods. All public and charter schools are subject to this mandate, though each district is in charge of its implementation. The ban will go into effect at the beginning of next school year this fall.
