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Superintendent outlines implementation of statewide cell‑phone ban, summer meal sites and fall sports timeline
Summary
Superintendent Hockrider told the Albany City School District board the district is implementing the state’s new cell-phone-free policy at secondary schools this fall, piloted during summer programs; the district likewise confirmed summer meal sites, partnerships and fall sports registration and practice dates.
Superintendent Hockrider briefed the Albany City School District Board of Education on operational matters including implementation of New York State’s new prohibition on student cell phone use in schools, the district’s summer meal program and the fall athletics schedule.
On phones, Hockrider said the district planned and tested procedures in summer school at the high school and at three middle-school sites. At secondary schools, electronic devices — phones, earbuds and smartwatches — will be stored in a Yondr pouch and remain locked with…
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