Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Phil Murphy speaking at Ramsey High School on Jan. 8, 2026, before signing a bill that will ban cellphones in K-12 classrooms ...

New Jersey public school districts will be required to bar their students from using cellphones and other smart devices during school hours under a bill signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday ...

Bill supporters say they want to increase public safety. Critics say the bill targets low-income e-bike users. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor) New Jersey will have some of the strictest ...

TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey is set to become the latest state to ban cellphone use during school hours. Both the state Senate and General Assembly voted to pass the bill on Monday. Under the bill, the ...