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Three Village prepares for state-mandated bell-to-bell cell phone ban; district aims to implement by Aug. 1
Summary
A new state budget provision will ban student use of internet-capable devices during the school day starting this fall. District administrators briefed trustees on a tight timeline to revise the code of conduct, designate on-campus exceptions and communicate changes by Aug. 1.
Three Village Central School District trustees received an update Wednesday on steps the district must take to implement a statewide ban on student use of cell phones and other internet-assisted devices during the school day.
Superintendent Dr. Kevin Scanlon told the board the new requirement was included in the state budget and will prohibit students from using cell phones, smartwatches and similar devices "from bell to bell" beginning this September. "Basically, it's cell phones or any Internet…
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