The Northport-East Northport Union Free School District Board of Education voted to approve a districtwide safety and emergency management plan after a public hearing and brief discussion.

At the start of the public hearing a resident, identified only by address as living at 4056 Street, East Northport, told trustees she frequently takes grandchildren to the East Northport playground and said motorized scooters and e-bikes were damaging turf and playground structures. "The district has no policy on e bikes," the resident said, recounting what she said was a security guard's response. She asked the district to send staff to address the issue and warned she would call 911 or local media if the district did not act.

The superintendent reported the hearing and then the board moved to consider item 11.08, the districtwide safety and emergency management plan. A trustee requested a separate vote on 11.08 while bundling the remainder of the agenda item 11. The board took the separate vote on 11.08 and approved the plan. The transcript records the motion to approve the plan and a vote in favor; specific vote counts and the names of the motion maker and seconder were not specified in the meeting record.

During the discussion on item 11.08, a trustee also raised a separate concern about district goals and common assessments, saying, "I'm not necessarily in favor of more testing means better learning." The superintendent clarified the board goal on common assessments is intended "to improve our assessment system so that our teachers are clear that our assessments are reflecting what we want the kids to know" and not to increase testing volume.

The resident's complaints about scooters and e-bikes were recorded as part of public comment during the hearing; trustees did not record a formal amendment or immediate directive in the public minutes to address the playground e-bike activity. The plan approval was recorded as passed and the board moved on to other business.