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Bay Shore board adopts updated student electronic‑device policy; debate focuses on lockers, pouches and logistics
Summary
Following state guidance, the board rescinded a prior policy and adopted an updated version of board policy 5695 governing student personal electronic devices. The board and administrators discussed operational challenges—lockers vs. pouches vs. caddies, dismissal timing, buses, smartwatches and parent contact—especially at the high‑school level.
The Bay Shore Union Free School District Board of Education voted to rescind a previously adopted student‑device rule and to adopt an updated policy to comply with guidance from the governor’s office.
At the August work session administrators said new state guidance removed backpacks as an allowable student storage option, which shifted local planning toward lockers or pouches. Dr. Maloney told the board the guidance came ‘‘from the governor’s office’’ and required the district to amend its policy. The board voted in public session to rescind the earlier policy (board…
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