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Board discusses New York 'bell-to-bell' cellphone ban as part of districtwide safety plan
Summary
At the Aug. 13 board meeting, administrators described how the new New York State "bell‑to‑bell" cellphone law will be implemented in Wappingers schools, said a community notice will be sent, and clarified that administrators—not classroom staff—will manage enforcement.
At its Aug. 13 meeting, the Wappingers Central School District Board of Education reviewed the districtwide school safety plan and discussed how to implement New York State’s new “bell‑to‑bell” cellphone ban, with administrators saying phones must not be on students’ persons during the school day and should be stored elsewhere.
District leaders said the safety plan is unchanged in its core procedures and that the new state law tightens the rules by requiring students to keep phones off their person from bell to bell. Assistant Superintendent Wilkema said the district will send a community notice this week outlining the law and that building principals are reviewing a draft letter to families: “There will be, sure some questions and concerns in general about the nature of the idea…
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