Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Sachem board adopts new cell‑phone policy to comply with NY law; $64,000 tied to timely adoption
Summary
The Board of Education adopted a revised telecommunications policy July 23 to comply with New York Education Law §2803; the board must upload the policy by Aug. 1 to retain roughly $64,000 in state funding and the administration will provide implementation guidance to families.
The Sachem Board of Education voted July 23 to adopt a revised district telecommunications policy intended to comply with new state requirements. Board members said the district must adopt and upload the policy promptly to avoid forfeiting an estimated $64,000 in state funding. Board member Rob moved to adopt the policy and Sabrina seconded; after discussion the motion passed. The resolution read on the record said the board “approves and adopts policy 4526 as revised and in compliance with New York Education…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat

