Scotia‑Glenville proposes stricter device rules, clearer attendance and prom eligibility in code of conduct revisions

The Scotia‑Glenville Central School District presented proposed revisions to its student code of conduct that would strictly limit personal electronic and internet‑enabled devices during the instructional day and tighten attendance‑related rules at the high school.

Eric (high school representative) told the hearing that the proposed high‑school language would require "all electronic communications devices ... to be stored in the student's lockers at the beginning of the day and then picked up again at the end of the day." He said the change is aimed at improving classroom focus and aligning the handbook with recent state legislation.

The proposal sets a graduated discipline schedule across buildings. In the middle/high school presentation, Mark McCarthy said the plan is: a documented first‑offense warning, a second offense that results in one detention with the device confiscated and returned at the end of the school day, a third offense that triggers in‑school suspension and requires a parent or guardian to retrieve the…