The announcement means the Labor government will follow through on their election promise to take away phones in New South Wales public high school classrooms.
The commitment, which impacts all public high schools state-wide, was announced by Mr Minns in September.
"It’s time to clear our classrooms of unnecessary distractions and create better environments for learning. Mobile devices are already banned in primary schools while high schools in South Australia, the Northern Territory, Victoria and Western Australia also have the restriction implemented.
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