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New state mandate forces district to adopt student device policy by Aug. 1; board debates enforcement details
Summary
Following a new state law, the board reviewed a first-read policy on June 17 that will prohibit students from using personally owned internet-enabled devices during the school day; trustees debated operational enforcement language such as —3off—4 versus —3silenced.—4
The Port Washington Board of Education reviewed a first-draft policy on personal electronic devices at its June 17 meeting to comply with recently enacted state law. The statute requires districts to adopt a written policy prohibiting student use of personally owned internet-enabled devices during the school day; the law includes listed exceptions for individualized education plan (IEP) needs and other narrowly defined circumstances.
Policy Committee Chair (Trustee) Julie Epstein said the draft mirrors the mandated language and that…
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