Will NYC restrict mobile phones during the 2024-25 school year?

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Context: ‘We’re not there yet,’ Eric Adams says of NYC-wide school cellphone ban

“There will be some action in the upcoming school year, but the extent of a full ban, we’re not there yet. We want to make sure we have parents on board,” Adams said at a press briefing Tuesday

Is Eric Adams correct here? Will there be some action in the upcoming school year, which restricts the usage of mobile phones in NYC schools this [school] year?

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Almost certainly not — Manifold Markets prediction market estimates a 1% chance (4 traders, as of Jun 5, 2025).