April 29, 2025 • 5 mins
Mendte in the Morning sent Natalie Migliore out on the street to talk to the people of NYC about the school cell phone ban announced by Kathy Hochul.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now it's seventen wrs Beat on the Street with Natalie Migliori.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Should cell phones be taken away from students in school
for the whole school day? That's what Governor Hochol has
in her budget. What a New Yorkers think. That's the
topic of Natalie Mglioroi's Beat on the Street. Good morning Natalie,
Good morning Larry.
Speaker 3 (00:26):
Yeah, Like, right before we came on air came back,
there was a commercial about phone free schools and kids shattering. Again,
it's not necessarily a question of should, it's when it's
going to happen at this point, right, because even though
a lot of New York City public schools already have
phone bands in place, starting next academic school year, schools
(00:48):
across the state will need to keep cell phones out
of classrooms. Educators weighing in on if the band helps.
Speaker 4 (00:54):
Oh, absolutely.
Speaker 5 (00:55):
We already started an old cell phone in this building
and it has improved socially for the students.
Speaker 6 (01:01):
The interactor involved in class is wonderful.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
I work with kids also, and I had to deal
with kids calling their parents, but like if they're missing
a pencil or something, so like, it just creates way
more headaches than like teachers already have enough to deal with.
It just causes more problem.
Speaker 6 (01:15):
I work in a high school, so I think not
having cell phones is a relief for the teachers so
the kids can actually do their work and continue. But
I know the kids actually miss having interaction with their
friends on their phones. There's not like a simple solution
for it to make both parties happy, but I think
it was a way. I think it could work out
on both ends.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Now, Governor Hope says the bells the Bell cell phone
ban is bakedon did two hundred and fifty four billion
dollars state budgets, which the legislature approved yesterday, roughly a
month behind schedules. So what does students think about unplugging
for the day.
Speaker 5 (01:50):
A lot of kids my age are usually chopped on
the internet, so Ford Bears could actually help to pay it,
touch a book.
Speaker 7 (01:56):
I don't like it. Phones are good to have, like
for safety reasons. They like to take our phones away,
but they can be really helpful because not all of
us are always on our phones.
Speaker 5 (02:07):
I feel like it's like changes our point of views,
our perspectives on certain things and certain topics. I just
feel like it disrupts like our education at the same.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
Time, So when New Yorker at oh Governor Hochl says
getting rid of cell phones in schools will improve mental
health for children, students and parents, definitely know the toll
phone news has, especially social media on younger generations.
Speaker 7 (02:34):
It definitely does impact mental health a little bit because
being on our phones, it gives us like a dopamine.
Speaker 4 (02:40):
Rush in this century. You know, you definitely need your
phone for information and a lot of things you can learn.
But again, at the same time, like you know, when
people get lost in the scrolling like TikTok, you know,
reels like Instagram, you know all that, and it's shortened
your attention span.
Speaker 5 (02:55):
It's addictive to them. Like some don't know how to
separate reality fix from nonfiction. They can't tell the difference,
or they think every life is the way it is
portrayed on social media, and I just think it's addicting
if you don't control it or at least show them
some reality of it, you know, the other side.
Speaker 3 (03:15):
Yeah, and one New Yorker actually remembering when the city
allowed kids to bring their phones to school roughly a
decade ago. He was in school at the time, while
another watching how phone news has impacted how youngsters communicate
with each other.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Once that happened, you had way more fights, people recording fights,
a lot more bullying and stuff. So, I mean, even
back then, I thought it was a bad idea. So
I don't think kids have their phones in school.
Speaker 8 (03:39):
When I see them after school over here, none of
them talk to each other. They just sit there on
their phones to each other. It's unbelievable. It makes no
sense to me. But there's nothing. This is a societal thing.
I don't think it's a school thing in particular, so
they'll probably look at it more when.
Speaker 9 (03:52):
They get out.
Speaker 8 (03:53):
I think they had to do it. I didn't know
they did it, but I'm glad they did it. Maybe
we'll have kids to connect three and three now, which
is nine twelve.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
There you go, a little bit of fun. Don't worry,
Natalie MIGLIORI knows that three plus three is six. People
don't want to hear it and talk back. But yeah, Larry,
I know you've had strong opinions about this. What do
you think about the phone bare I'm on.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
The wrong side of this, apparently, because all the polls
show I'm on the wrong side of this. Parents are
all four banning cell phones in the classrooms. But since
I'm a helicopter parent and admit it fully, I want
my kids to have their phones all the time in
case of an emergency.
Speaker 9 (04:36):
I heard somebody who had an interesting thought. If that's
the case, we your kid won't like this, but would
you be okay with them with an old fashioned flip
phone so you can call them and probably even text them.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
And let them be ridiculed in school. I look, I think, no,
you don't.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
Have to live a double life. Give them two phones, Larry,
one that they have to put away and one that
they can use.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
The call here happen.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
How about we just assume our kids are okay and
they can have a little bit of self control and
they can put their phone away. How about that? How
about we trust our kids every once in a while,
because I think, well, no, I won't go off because
I'm gonna I may insult some people over parenting, but
I think that you can truy. I believe I can
trust my kids. I know, well a lot of I know.
(05:27):
That's a lot of the kids.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
I thought good morning, saying they get bored and they
start scrolling in school.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
So that's the school's fault, Natalie. We'll be back tomorrow
morning at eight fifty
Now it's seventen wrs Beat on the Street with Natalie Migliori.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Should cell phones be taken away from students in school
for the whole school day? That's what Governor Hochol has
in her budget. What a New Yorkers think. That's the
topic of Natalie Mglioroi's Beat on the Street. Good morning Natalie,
Good morning Larry.
Speaker 3 (00:26):
Yeah, Like, right before we came on air came back,
there was a commercial about phone free schools and kids shattering. Again,
it's not necessarily a question of should, it's when it's
going to happen at this point, right, because even though
a lot of New York City public schools already have
phone bands in place, starting next academic school year, schools
(00:48):
across the state will need to keep cell phones out
of classrooms. Educators weighing in on if the band helps.
Speaker 4 (00:54):
Oh, absolutely.
Speaker 5 (00:55):
We already started an old cell phone in this building
and it has improved socially for the students.
Speaker 6 (01:01):
The interactor involved in class is wonderful.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
I work with kids also, and I had to deal
with kids calling their parents, but like if they're missing
a pencil or something, so like, it just creates way
more headaches than like teachers already have enough to deal with.
It just causes more problem.
Speaker 6 (01:15):
I work in a high school, so I think not
having cell phones is a relief for the teachers so
the kids can actually do their work and continue. But
I know the kids actually miss having interaction with their
friends on their phones. There's not like a simple solution
for it to make both parties happy, but I think
it was a way. I think it could work out
on both ends.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Now, Governor Hope says the bells the Bell cell phone
ban is bakedon did two hundred and fifty four billion
dollars state budgets, which the legislature approved yesterday, roughly a
month behind schedules. So what does students think about unplugging
for the day.
Speaker 5 (01:50):
A lot of kids my age are usually chopped on
the internet, so Ford Bears could actually help to pay it,
touch a book.
Speaker 7 (01:56):
I don't like it. Phones are good to have, like
for safety reasons. They like to take our phones away,
but they can be really helpful because not all of
us are always on our phones.
Speaker 5 (02:07):
I feel like it's like changes our point of views,
our perspectives on certain things and certain topics. I just
feel like it disrupts like our education at the same.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
Time, So when New Yorker at oh Governor Hochl says
getting rid of cell phones in schools will improve mental
health for children, students and parents, definitely know the toll
phone news has, especially social media on younger generations.
Speaker 7 (02:34):
It definitely does impact mental health a little bit because
being on our phones, it gives us like a dopamine.
Speaker 4 (02:40):
Rush in this century. You know, you definitely need your
phone for information and a lot of things you can learn.
But again, at the same time, like you know, when
people get lost in the scrolling like TikTok, you know,
reels like Instagram, you know all that, and it's shortened
your attention span.
Speaker 5 (02:55):
It's addictive to them. Like some don't know how to
separate reality fix from nonfiction. They can't tell the difference,
or they think every life is the way it is
portrayed on social media, and I just think it's addicting
if you don't control it or at least show them
some reality of it, you know, the other side.
Speaker 3 (03:15):
Yeah, and one New Yorker actually remembering when the city
allowed kids to bring their phones to school roughly a
decade ago. He was in school at the time, while
another watching how phone news has impacted how youngsters communicate
with each other.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Once that happened, you had way more fights, people recording fights,
a lot more bullying and stuff. So, I mean, even
back then, I thought it was a bad idea. So
I don't think kids have their phones in school.
Speaker 8 (03:39):
When I see them after school over here, none of
them talk to each other. They just sit there on
their phones to each other. It's unbelievable. It makes no
sense to me. But there's nothing. This is a societal thing.
I don't think it's a school thing in particular, so
they'll probably look at it more when.
Speaker 9 (03:52):
They get out.
Speaker 8 (03:53):
I think they had to do it. I didn't know
they did it, but I'm glad they did it. Maybe
we'll have kids to connect three and three now, which
is nine twelve.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
There you go, a little bit of fun. Don't worry,
Natalie MIGLIORI knows that three plus three is six. People
don't want to hear it and talk back. But yeah, Larry,
I know you've had strong opinions about this. What do
you think about the phone bare I'm on.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
The wrong side of this, apparently, because all the polls
show I'm on the wrong side of this. Parents are
all four banning cell phones in the classrooms. But since
I'm a helicopter parent and admit it fully, I want
my kids to have their phones all the time in
case of an emergency.
Speaker 9 (04:36):
I heard somebody who had an interesting thought. If that's
the case, we your kid won't like this, but would
you be okay with them with an old fashioned flip
phone so you can call them and probably even text them.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
And let them be ridiculed in school. I look, I think, no,
you don't.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
Have to live a double life. Give them two phones, Larry,
one that they have to put away and one that
they can use.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
The call here happen.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
How about we just assume our kids are okay and
they can have a little bit of self control and
they can put their phone away. How about that? How
about we trust our kids every once in a while,
because I think, well, no, I won't go off because
I'm gonna I may insult some people over parenting, but
I think that you can truy. I believe I can
trust my kids. I know, well a lot of I know.
(05:27):
That's a lot of the kids.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
I thought good morning, saying they get bored and they
start scrolling in school.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
So that's the school's fault, Natalie. We'll be back tomorrow
morning at eight fifty
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