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West Seneca board hears plan to implement New York State ban on internet-enabled devices in schools
Summary
Superintendent outlined the new state requirement that districts adopt and post a policy banning internet-enabled devices during the instructional day; administration and staff described proposed code of conduct edits, exceptions, reporting requirements and next steps for stakeholder input and adoption.
Superintendent Dr. Krueger told the West Seneca Central School District Board of Education on June 17 that New York State’s new “distraction-free” school law requires every district to adopt a policy restricting student use of internet-enabled devices during the instructional day and to involve stakeholders in creating and publicizing that policy.
Why it matters: The change will affect day-to-day routines for students, staff and families across the district and includes annual reporting and equity checks that the district must submit to the state.
Dr. Krueger said the state law “ban[s] personal technology devices in schools this fall” and explained the district has already begun stakeholder outreach, including a parent survey, meetings with student leaders and bargaining units, and review of a sample policy from Erie 1 BOCES policy services. He summarized the law’s scope, saying, “The school day is from the start of the instructional day until the end of the instructional day.”
Assistant to the board Jackie Fowler, who led the code of conduct…
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