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Westbury to enforce New York’s bell-to-bell cell phone ban; district sets up designated phone lines and town halls
Summary
Following a state mandate, Westbury Union Free School District will ban student cell phone use during class time and implement local procedures including school phone lines and community town halls to monitor the policy’s rollout.
Superintendent Dr. Chase told the Westbury Union Free School District Board of Education on Aug. 19 that the district will enforce a New York state "bell-to-bell" ban on student cell phone use in classrooms and on school time. The policy, issued by state officials and described by district staff as direct from NYSED, requires phones to be stored away — in lockers or at home — during the school day.
The district will add a local procedure to preserve family contact: each school will staff designated phone lines so families can leave messages or reach students in emergencies. "We understand the importance of our scholars staying in…
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