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Parent tells board smartphone‑ban exceptions were denied; asks for individualized review
Summary
Jen Spencer told the Webster board she was denied a smartphone‑ban exception for her two sons despite documented health and disability needs, described the denial as a generic template, and said district communications went unanswered until she requested to speak at the board. She asked the district for individual consideration and timely responses.
During visitor speaking time at the Webster Central School District board meeting on Dec. 9, parent Jen Spencer described her experience seeking a smartphone‑ban exception for her two sons under New York State Education Law.
Spencer said both children have documented diagnoses (food allergies, anaphylactic asthma, ADHD, autism and, for one son, OCD) reflected in their IEPs and related medical documentation and that the statute provides…
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