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Hampton Bays district highlights $50,000 hospitality grant, trauma‑informed pilot and cellphone rule change; consent agenda approved
Summary
At its regular business meeting, the Hampton Bays Union Free School District superintendent reviewed a $50,000 Suffolk County grant for the Hospitality Academy, early steps on a Handle With Care trauma‑informed pilot with Southampton Police, expected state cellphone restrictions and other district updates. The board approved the consent agenda.
HAMPTON BAYS, N.Y. — The Hampton Bays Union Free School District Board of Education heard a series of district updates at its regular business meeting, including a $50,000 Suffolk County employer‑related services grant for the district’s 2025 Hospitality Academy, the early rollout of a trauma‑informed “Handle With Care” pilot with the Southampton Town Police Department, and an expected state “bell‑to‑bell” cellphone restriction the superintendent said would likely affect the 2025–26 school year. The board approved its consent agenda during the meeting.
Superintendent (name not specified) said the Suffolk County Department of Labor awarded a $50,000 employer‑related services grant for the 2025 Hospitality Academy. “That's the jobs development grant for the 2025 Hospitality Academy. That's a $50,000 grant,” the superintendent said. The Hospitality Academy schedule discussed in the meeting included an open house at Canoe Place Inn, an orientation beginning Feb. 27 and a job fair on April 5.
The superin…
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