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Board moves to implement state cell‑phone policy; superintendent outlines classroom enforcement
Summary
The Rockville Center Board of Education considered and moved to implement policy 73‑17 restricting personal internet‑enabled devices during the school day in response to a state initiative; the superintendent described enforcement practices, exceptions for emergency contact and use of district Chromebooks.
The Rockville Center Board of Education on July 30 moved to implement Policy 73‑17, which restricts personal internet‑enabled devices during the school day, following Governor Hochul's initiative to limit student access to cell phones in classrooms.
Mr. Gavin, superintendent, told the board the policy responds to state direction and research on screen time. "If that continues for the course of their life and they live to be, like, 83 years old, that's 25 years straight of scrolling," he said, citing research that he said shows older students average about 5.5 hours of daily…
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