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Board adopts amended student device policy amid concerns about high‑school flexibility
Summary
The board moved to adopt a revised student device/phone policy as a second reading after staff said they amended enforcement language; trustees and staff flagged potential implementation challenges at the high‑school level and requested outreach and rollout plans.
Ossining, N.Y. — The Board of Education on July 30 advanced a revised district policy on student use of electronic devices, adopting the measure as a second reading after staff removed and clarified language in the enforcement section. The change matters because trustees and staff said the policy’s enforcement language could have disproportionate impacts at the high‑school level where students leave campus, use phones for school business and rely on two‑factor…
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