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Kings Park board reviews first reading of new law-driven ban on studentsinternet-enabled devices during school day
Summary
Doctor Egan presented a first reading of changes to the district's acceptable use policy to comply with state law banning student use of internet-enabled devices during the school day on school grounds.
Doctor Egan presented a first reading of revisions to the district's computer network and acceptable use policy to align Kings Park Central School District with a change in state law that "prohibits the use of Internet enabled devices by students during the school day anywhere on school grounds," he said.
The draft policy would remove the district's prior carve-outs for passing time and lunch and would require building-level procedures, on-site storage options and communications to parents before the September start of school. "The law is very specific," Doctor Egan said, noting the statute also requires the district to post the policy to its website by Aug. 1 and to provide one or more on-site…
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