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Brentwood to implement state-mandated "bell-to-bell" ban on internet-connected personal devices starting Fall 2025
Summary
School officials said the district will update its policy to comply with Education Law 2803, launch stakeholder surveys next week, and publish summarized results to shape local implementation and exemptions, including for students with IEPs.
Brentwood Union Free School District officials told the Board of Education on June 12 that the district will adopt a "bell-to-bell" ban on students' personal electronic devices that connect to the Internet starting in fall 2025, in order to comply with Education Law 2803.
The move matters because it restricts students' access to cellphones, tablets and other internet-connected devices during the school day and requires the district to define storage, communication protocols with parents, allowable exemptions and discipline measures.
Dr. Leoni, a district administrator, read a prepared statement explaining the change and said, "students are not allowed to have access to their personal electronic devices next school year." The district will…
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