 I'm Amber Payton. Here's the latest on the Black Information Network. New York City public schools lifted a citywide ban on cell phones in 2015, and since then, each school has implemented their own set of rules. Now, Governor Kathy Hochul says she's considering issuing a statewide ban. Schools Chancellor David Banks said the citywide ban could begin in January 2025. It's reported school principals across the five boroughs have told banks they'd welcome a citywide policy banning phones. Banks said the details haven't been worked out yet, but Black Mayor Eric Adams is in agreement that cell phones in school are a distraction.