In New York schools will remove the ban on mobile phones

It is likely that the ban on mobile phones and other gadgets in New York schools, which has been active for more than a decade, has finally ordered a long life. About this newspaper Daily News.

Until recently, students in New York schools were prohibited from using smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices on the premises of educational institutions.

However, with the removal of the ban, they will be able to use the phones, although not during lessons. When and under what circumstances it will be allowed to use smartphones and other gadgets, the administration of each individual school will decide.

It is likely that students will be able to keep smartphones in bags and backpacks during lessons. They are allowed to use at breaks in specially designated places and during the lunch break. Some schools may even lift the ban on the use of mobile devices in classrooms if schoolchildren resort to their help for educational purposes.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is a longtime proponent of repealing the ban. Back in September last year, he said it was time to reconsider the ban on smartphones in classrooms. The mayor also said that his son Dante de Blasio takes his phone with him when he goes to school. Let us remind you that the mayor’s son studies at one of the prestigious public schools in Brooklyn with a technical focus - Brooklyn Technical High School.