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Board delays final approval of personal electronic devices policy, seeks "bell-to-bell" language and limits on out-of-school suspension
Summary
Trustees postponed final action on Policy 5695 (personal electronic devices) after members requested language explicitly matching New York State’s bell-to-bell requirement and clarification that out-of-school suspension cannot be used solely for device violations.
The Kingston City School District board held discussion on Policy 5695, the student personal electronic devices policy, and declined to adopt final language at the meeting pending clarifications requested by trustees.
Policy staff presented Policy 5695 as a second reading with some minor wording changes. A trustee said the board must explicitly reflect New York State’s requirement for a bell-to-bell ban on use of devices in the policy; the trustee said that requirement was not present in the current draft.
“I acknowledge that I’m on the policy here in Maine, but I was not able to attend. The first is my understanding with the New York State…
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