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Yorktown board holds first reading of student personal electronic device policy
Summary
The Yorktown Central School District Board of Education completed a first reading of a new policy restricting internet-enabled devices during the school day, with specific exceptions for instructional use, lunch and emergencies; the board plans to consider adoption at its July meeting to meet an Aug. 1 state deadline.
YORKTOWN, N.Y. — The Yorktown Central School District Board of Education on June 16 completed a first reading of a required new policy restricting students’ use of internet‑enabled devices during the school day, while preserving limited exceptions for instructional use, lunch periods and emergency reunification.
Superintendent Dr. Ron Hatter told the board the district surveyed students, parents and staff before drafting the policy and discussed implementation with legal counsel. He said the draft attempts to balance competing views while staying within Education Law §2803.
The policy would require K–8 students to keep phones and other internet‑enabled devices away (for example, stored in backpacks); middle‑school students would keep devices in lockers; and high‑school students…
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