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Board reviews state-required ban on students' internet-enabled devices; trustees discuss exemptions and enforcement
Summary
Trustees held a lengthy first reading of a New York State–mandated ban on students' use of internet-enabled personal devices during the school day, discussed medical and instructional exemptions and raised enforcement and equity concerns.
The New Rochelle City School District Board of Education conducted a first reading of a state-mandated policy restricting student access to internet-enabled personal devices during the school day, with trustees and staff discussing exemptions, enforcement challenges and the timetable for implementation.
The superintendent said the law requires districts to adopt the policy by July 1 and tied compliance to state funding. "This law is now prescribed, and it is actually connected to state funding. We must adopt this law by July 1 in order for us to be considered to be fully…
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