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District to implement statewide cell-phone ban with lockers, medical carve-outs and insubordination-based enforcement
Summary
Homer Central School District officials said a new statewide ban on internet-enabled devices that takes effect January 2025 will require students to keep phones in lockers or cubbies; exceptions for medical needs will require doctor’s notes and enforcement will focus on insubordination rather than discipline for possession.
Homer Central School District officials told the board that a statewide ban on internet-enabled devices in schools that takes effect in January 2025 will change how the district handles student phones during the instructional day.
A district administrator said the law, approved by Gov. Hogle and the state legislature, requires all public schools to restrict use of internet-enabled devices during instructional hours and that the district will notify families with a letter outlining times and procedures. "We're gonna move forward with lockers and cubbies. We'll require the phones to be either silent or turned…
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