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State 'bell-to-bell' cell phone ban prompts district planning; students raise Chromebook access concerns
Summary
Following a statewide "bell-to-bell" cell phone ban, Ithaca trustees said the district will draft an implementation policy this summer; student reps raised concerns about Chromebook shortages and enforcement supports.
Student representatives and trustees discussed implementation of a New York State "bell-to-bell" ban on cell phones and related concerns about student access to district-issued Chromebooks.
A student representative asked the board: "Will more Chromebooks be purchased? Because it it's really bad if a student forgets their device and they can't participate in the instruction that's happening in classrooms." The student also noted a prior initiative that asked students who had…
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