New York City is moving to ban phones from school. Will it work?

A teenager uses her mobile phone to access social media on Jan. 31, 2024, in New York City. The city may soon become the largest school district in the nation to ban cellphones for students. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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It may soon be phones down for students in New York City, the largest school district in the nation.

David Banks, the chancellor of New York City Public Schools, announced Wednesday that he and Mayor Eric Adams plan to ban the use of phones in the coming weeks, saying phones have gone from a distraction to an addiction for many of the

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