Mayor Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos said the rule aims to limit distractions and protect students��� mental health. It aligns with a new state law and was approved by the city���s Panel for Educational Policy, officials said.

The updated policy applies to all personal internet-enabled devices, including smartphones, tablets and smartwatches, City Hall said. Students can still bring devices to school, but they must be turned off and stored during the day, according to a press release.

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Adams, who is dyslexic, has made improving literacy his top educational priority and championed an effort to streamline curricula in both reading and math. He said students��� persistently low test scores in reading and math���hovering around 50%���have shown that a course-change was urgently needed.

���We can���t continue to do the same things we have been always doing and expect to get better results,��� he said at a press conference announcing the curriculum expansions in Brooklyn.

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Speaking in a conversation with Mayor Eric Adams on his WBLS 107.5 radio show Sunday, Aviles-Ramos said she knows first-hand about the ���barriers��� keeping kids from school because of her experience growing up in the Bronx and struggling to afford essentials like food and clothing.

���Sometimes we didn’t know where our meals were going to come from. The community helped us get coats and food,��� she said. ���So we need to figure out what those barriers are and work family-to-family and help bring the kids to school.���

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Speaking in a conversation with Mayor Eric Adams on his WBLS 107.5 radio show Sunday, Aviles-Ramos said she knows first-hand about the ���barriers��� keeping kids from school because of her experience growing up in the Bronx and struggling to afford essentials like food and clothing.

���Sometimes we didn’t know where our meals were going to come from. The community helped us get coats and food,��� she said. ���So we need to figure out what those barriers are and work family-to-family and help bring the kids to school.���

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City Hall confirmed the news in a statement, which said Banks’ last day would be Dec. 31.

The FBI took Banks��� personal and work phones on Sept. 4 during a search of the home he shares with his partner, Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright. Authorities also raided the home of Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks, who is David���s brother. The investigation reportedly revolved around David and Phil���s youngest brother, Terence Banks, a retired MTA supervisor who recently founded a government relations firm.

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The changes to the curriculum are part of the administration���s focus on����in a school system where only half of elementary and middle school students reach proficiency.

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���I believe the parents are responsible for it all,��� Bermudez said. She said she���s spoken at school board meetings about anti-Black, anti-gay and anti-trans slurs by classmates. ���I feel like, as a child, technically, it’s not my place to fix stuff that was here before I was here. I should not have to be facing these issues headfirst because my school didn’t want to address issues of racism.���

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