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Brighton board gives first reading to state-mandated personal device policy; details and exemptions discussed
Summary
Board members completed a first read of Policy 5,695 — Students and Personal Electronic Devices — required by a recent state education law, discussed exemptions, athletics, field trips and implementation steps.
The Brighton Central School District Board of Education on June 10 completed a first reading of four district policy updates, including Policy 5,695 (Students and Personal Electronic Devices), introduced in response to "new education law passed with the budget 02/1100," according to Superintendent Dr. McGowan.
The proposed personal electronic devices policy implements the state law’s requirements that limit use of Internet-enabled devices during the school day and on school grounds. Dr. McGowan told the board the law covers "Internet enabled devices, so phones, smartwatches, tablets, everything, the whole 9 yards," and that the definition of the school day in the law means…
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