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Residents press Westbury district on device rules, Smart Schools hearing and building projects
Summary
Public commenters asked about classroom laptop use, the Smart Schools Investment Plan hearing and proposed bond, delayed vestibule work due to material mandates, temporary storage containers, irrigation installation, and a design study to ease Powell's Lane congestion; district staff answered and scheduled the hearing for next Tuesday.
Several residents used the Westbury Board planning meeting Sept. 10 to raise questions about district technology policy, a planned Smart Schools Investment Plan hearing and a set of facilities projects.
Chester McGibbon asked whether the district has a classroom laptop‑use policy in addition to its cell‑phone/personal device rules. A district instructional‑technology representative said the cell‑phone policy refers broadly to internet‑enabled personal devices (phones, smartwatches) while Chromebooks supplied by the district are…
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