New Jersey state lawmakers advance school cellphone ban
The state Department of Education would have to issue guidelines for districts on how the ban would work.
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New Jersey is one step closer to banning cellphones in schools.
State lawmakers passed a bill on Monday for a bell-to-bell ban on internet-enabled devices.
The state Department of Education would have to issue guidelines for districts on how the ban would work.
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State Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin said that the bill was a priority in Trenton before the new year.
The bill now heads to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk to be signed.
