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Eastport South Manor board adopts state‑mandated ban on student internet‑enabled devices
Summary
On July 9 the Eastport South Manor Board of Education adopted policy number 5695, "Students and Internet Enabled Devices," to implement a state law banning use of internet‑enabled devices during the school day. The board suspended the usual two‑reading requirement and adopted the policy effective immediately by a 5‑1 vote.
The Eastport South Manor Central School District Board of Education adopted policy number 56 95, titled “Students and Internet Enabled Devices,” at its July 9 meeting and suspended the customary two‑reading requirement so the policy would take effect immediately. The board adopted the policy by a recorded count of five in favor and one opposed.
Mr. Fabian, who presented the policy on behalf of the policy committee, said the policy implements a new provision in New York State education law (referred to in the meeting as Education Law 02/1100) that prohibits use of internet‑enabled devices at school during the school day. "It encompasses all Internet‑enabled devices," Fabian said, naming phones, smartwatches and tablets, and said the…
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