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Williamsville Board Adopts State-Mandated 'Distraction-Free' Phone Policy for 2025–26 School Year
Summary
The board approved Policy 73-16 restricting Internet-enabled devices during the school day, a state-mandated policy that must be posted by Aug. 1. The vote and discussion clarified implementation timelines, communication plans and accommodations for individual needs.
The Williamsville Central School District Board of Education voted unanimously on July 1 to adopt Policy 73-16, “Use of Internet-Enabled Devices During the School Day,” retiring earlier district policies (2015) on the topic and beginning implementation for the 2025–26 school year.
Superintendent Dr. Darren Brownhall told the board the policy is required by state action and must be in place and reported to the State Education Department: “This policy is not up for debate. The governor made it very clear. She was going to enact it…
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