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Board adopts student and personal electronic devices policy after debate; vote 6-1-1
Summary
The Board of Education adopted a revised student and personal electronic devices policy following committee review and a governorpress conference mention; motion carried with six in favor, one opposed and one abstention.
The Guilderland Central School District Board of Education adopted a revised Student and Personal Electronic Devices policy at its May 6 meeting after a first reading and committee review.
A board member moved the policy adoption and another seconded the motion. The board voted with six in favor; one member opposed and one member abstained. Prior to the vote, the superintendent noted a state-level discussion of related legislation and noted that the governor had hosted a press event earlier in the day about proposed legislation addressing device use during school hours.
Board members discussed the policy during committee review and at the meeting; the board did not provide a roll-call list of individual votes during the public meeting beyond the final tally reported.
Why it matters: The policy affects student access to personal electronic devices during the school day and aligns with state discussions about limiting in-class device use; it will guide school-level enforcement and teacher-student interactions regarding devices.
The district indicated additional implementation details and timelines will follow with administrative guidance after the policyadoption.
