Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is calling on school districts in the Golden State to ban the use of cellphones in class as he works to push the legislature to enact the policy statewide.

Newsom sent a letter on Tuesday to all school districts in California calling for them to adopt the policy, noting that current law enables them to take this action as students return to class within the next month.

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