 That's not going to help. If they're addicted to the phone, they're addicted to the phone. Banning it is not going to help. They'll find a way. I don't know if that's possible. It's terrible. A lot of times the kids have a phone at a young age. It comes as New York State considers a statewide ban on phones, and just a week after, Los Angeles voted to ban students from using cell phones and social media during school hours. It's not the first time the city would ban phones in schools. A ban first implemented by Mayor Mike Bloomberg was reversed under Mayor Bill de Blasio.