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South Huntington board adopts "bell‑to‑bell" student device policy; high school lockers to hold phones during school day
Summary
The Board approved Policy 56‑95 requiring "bell‑to‑bell" restrictions on internet‑enabled devices, designating storage expectations by grade and outlining exceptions and communication protocols.
The South Huntington Union Free School District Board of Education voted July 8 to adopt Policy 56 95, a "students and personal electronic devices" policy implementing a state "bell‑to‑bell" restriction on internet‑enabled devices during the school day.
Board members moved and seconded the measure (mover: Miss Licari; seconder: Mr. Joiner) and approved it during the July 8 meeting after a presentation by Kavanaugh, who led the district committee that drafted the policy. Kavanaugh said the policy implements guidance announced by Governor Hochul this year and that "bell to bell does not mean period to period. It means start of the day to the end of the day." She…
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