NYC Schools Won’t See Full Cellphone Ban Yet, Mayor Eric Adams Says

The mayor wants to make sure the policy won’t be overturned like its precedent.

A photo illustration of social media apps on a phone in New York City on March 13, 2024. Photo Illustration by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

New York City will not be imposing a no-cellphone-in-school policy anytime soon, Mayor Eric Adams said.

During an Aug. 27 press briefing, the mayor reaffirmed his support for keeping students off their devices at school but said that his administration would need more time to work on the details if it were to become an official policy for the nation’s largest school system.