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Starpoint outlines implementation of new "distraction‑free" Internet‑enabled device policy
Summary
School officials described how the district will interpret a state ban on Internet‑enabled devices during instructional time, described exceptions and storage procedures, and said the district’s allocation of state implementation funds is $16,900.
Dr. Straub told the Starpoint Central School District Board that the district is rolling out an implementation plan for the state’s new restriction on Internet‑enabled devices during instructional time and answered parent questions about how the rule will work in practice.
The policy ban, Dr. Straub said, covers “Internet enabled devices from bell to bell during the school day.” He said the district has posted a distraction‑free implementation plan on the district website and that the document explains the law, the locally adopted policy and the district implementation team.
The policy clarifies which items count as Internet‑enabled devices, Dr. Straub said: “any smartphone, tablet, smartwatch, non‑school issued laptop, any kind of wearable device, an MP3 player that has the ability to connect to Wi‑Fi or LTE signal.” He added the definition covers devices that are not currently connected but have the technical ability to connect.
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