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New Jersey governor calls for statewide ban on cell phones in school

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is calling for a statewide ban on cell phone use in public schools, for students in grades K-12.

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  1. Press of Atlantic City

    Cellphone ban in schools, stockpiled abortion pills top Murphy (opens Press of Atlantic City)

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    Press of Atlantic City's feed description

    New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will deliver his annual State of the State address Tuesday at the start of his final year in office.

  2. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    Gov. Murphy calls for classroom ban on cell phones in N.J. (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    NJ.com / Star-Ledger's feed description

    Murphy propsed the ban -- and several other big initiatives -- in his State of the State speech.

  3. Press of Atlantic City

    Murphy proposes school cellphone ban during State of the State: Live updates (opens Press of Atlantic City)

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    Press of Atlantic City's feed description

    Gov. Phil Murphy is set to give his annual State of the State address at 3 p.m. Tuesday.

  4. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    NJ Gov. Phil Murphy proposes statewide smartphone ban in K-12 classrooms (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has proposed a statewide ban on smartphones in K-12 classrooms during his final State of the State address Tuesday afternoon.

  5. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    N.J. schools should ban cellphones in class, gov says. These districts are already locking them up. (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    NJ.com / Star-Ledger's feed description

    As Gov. Phil Murphy calls for school cellphone bans statewide, districts across New Jersey are already experimenting with ways to keep kids off their phones.

  6. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Gov. Murphy proposes banning cell phones in N.J. schools during State of State address (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Under Murphy’s proposal for phone-free schools, the state Department of Education would develop guidelines for the state’s more than 600 school districts to develop policies banning cell phones.

  7. NBC New York

    'A distraction': NJ Gov. Phil Murphy calls for statewide school cellphone ban (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Phil Murphy said he would like to see all school districts across the state adopt policies that ban cellphones in classrooms.

  8. 6ABC Philadelphia

    New Jersey governor calls for statewide ban on cell phones in school (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is calling for a statewide ban on cell phone use in public schools, for students in grades K-12.

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