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Oceanside board moves to ban e-bikes on school grounds after two students seriously injured
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Harrington and district security director Sean Sharkey told the board that two students were seriously injured in a recent e-bike accident; the district will add e-bikes to its code of conduct as prohibited on school property and urged community reporting while Nassau County increases enforcement under a recently enacted local law.
Two student injuries and a county enforcement push prompted the Oceanside Union Free School District Board of Education on Dec. 17 to ratify a new, stricter approach to electric bikes and scooters, the superintendent said.
"The accident occurred because they were both riding e-bikes in a less-than-safe manner," Dr. Harrington said, identifying the recent incident that left one student with life-altering injuries and another receiving homebound instruction. Dr. Harrington announced the district will add e-bikes to its student code of conduct so they will be illegal on school grounds at any time and subject to disciplinary action.
Sean Sharkey, the district’s…
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