By now, just about every educator, child psychologist and parent agrees that students shouldn’t have unfettered access to their cellphones during class. And just about every kid in New York knows the cellphone ban is about to drop with the pomp of a research paper assignment.

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s ban on cellphones in schools was adopted by the state in May and goes into effect in the upcoming 2025-26 school year, and the state launched a website linking to every school district’s policy. Cellphones interfere with learning, and the State Legislature was right to adopt a statewide ban while giving districts from Buffalo to Bridgehampton local control of its enactment.

The ban prohibits public school students from using personal internet-enabled devices from "bell-to-bell" but there are exce

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