The legislation Hochul is proposing is both direct and vague: It requires school districts to implement a school-wide, full-day ban on cell phones but gives them control over how to do it.

The NYC chancellor supports students using magnetic locking pouches to keep their phones with them, which, if needed, could be opened with a magnet located in the school.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced his support for a proposal that will direct school districts across New Jersey to adopt policies that ban cellphones from K-12 classrooms.