Hochul and Western NY School Leaders Highlight Plans to Implement Bell-to-Bell Smartphone Restrictions

Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul held a roundtable with Western New York school leaders, parents and students to highlight their plans for implementing bell-to-bell smartphone restrictions when school resumes this fall. The roundtable included representatives of the Niagara Falls and Lackawanna School Districts — both of whom have distraction-free policies in place. Today’s event follows previous roundtables held by the Governor this summer in New York City, the Capital Region, Central New York, the Hudson Valley and the Finger Lakes.

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Source: The Office of the Governor