NYC Set to Announce New School Ban on Cellphones Within Weeks

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New York City is considering reinstating a ban on cellphone use by students amid growing nationwide concern that the devices distract children from learning and erode mental health.

Schools Chancellor David Banks said in an interview with NY1 Wednesday that an announcement about a ban, which would affect almost 1 million public school students, is coming in about two weeks.