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Mount Vernon public hearing centers on state-driven student personal device policy
Summary
Parents, PTA leaders and district staff discussed implementation, communication and disciplinary questions around the state-mandated Student and Personal Electronic Devices Policy (Policy 5695), with officials saying the district must tailor a state directive and develop school-level plans and a communications rollout.
Mount Vernon City School District held a public hearing on its Student and Personal Electronic Devices Policy (Policy 5695) to gather parent and community input on how the state-mandated rule will be implemented and enforced across schools, speakers said.
The policy matters because New York State has issued requirements on student use of internet-capable devices during the school day; parents and district staff at the hearing discussed how to balance compliance with student needs, how disciplinary steps will be applied, and how the district will communicate changes to families.
District staff said Policy 5695 is largely state driven and that the district is now tailoring procedures for local schools. A district staff member said the district will require a “formal plan from every single principal to actually understand how they are going to uphold the law,” and that the district is developing a centralized communication plan to tell families what is expected and how students and…
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