Instruction
Class time
No, unless an administrator has authorised it because no reasonable alternative exists. District-issued laptops and school platforms are unaffected.s.2.b(2)Q11
Your district can only make this stricter. Nothing in the statute lets a board allow more than the state guidelines do.
We do not dispute this one. It is here because the rules for it are easy to get wrong, not because we think it should change.
The passage that governs this period
Quoted, not summarisedThe guidelines shall, at a minimum … prohibit non-academic use of an internet-enabled device on school grounds during the school day…
This is the one period where the statute and the guidance plainly agree, and it is the period nobody on this site is arguing about.
Where this answer comes from
Every one links to the originalNew Jersey Legislature, P.L.2025, c.195: An Act concerning student use of internet-enabled devices, Approved January 8, 2026, s.2.b(2)
New Jersey Department of Education, Guidance for Schools on Student Use of Internet-Enabled Devices: Frequently Asked Questions, July 2026, Q11