(The Center Square) — New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte is touting the impact of the state’s new bell-to-bell cellphone ban in public schools, saying feedback from educators suggests the restrictions are reducing distractions in the classroom. 

The new law, approved as part of a $15.9 billion state budget Ayotte signed in June, set a statewide “bell-to-bell” policy prohibiting cellphone use from the beginning of the school day through dismissal.