Gov. Kathy Hochul insisted that children are better off not having cellphones during school shootings and classroom emergencies because their devices could tip off their location to maniacs.

Hochul’s comments Sunday come after a controversial bell-to-bell cellphone ban in New York classrooms took effect last week, igniting controversy from parents who want to be able to contact their kids during the school day.

“I had the same fears,” Hochul (D) told “Fox News Sunday” when asked about The Post’s reporting on parents who fear the policy will mean their kids won’t have phones in emergency situations.

“What I learned from law enforcement two years ago, the last thing your child should have in their possession, if there’s a shooter on campus or in the building, is a cellphone,” she con

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