Governor Kathy Hochul visited with local education leaders in Spencerport on Friday for a roundtable discussion on the statewide bell-to-bell ban on internet-enabled devices in schools.

A statewide ban on internet-enabled electronics during the school day takes effect this coming school year, and Hochul warned that parents and guardians should prepare for a potentially rough shift if students are grappling with screentime and social media addiction.

“This is going to be a huge transition for your children, enormous,” Hochul said. “If you're a smoker one day and the next day you don't have a pack of cigarettes, that's a rough time for you.”

Tom Putnam , superintendent of Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES, said the ban addresses harms like cyberbullying and social media addiction by limiting screent

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