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Port Washington BOE narrows student device rule, removes high-school locker requirement
Summary
After debate over stakeholder input and implementation, the Port Washington board amended Policy 5695 to prioritize student backpacks over lockers at the high-school level; the change passed so the district could meet an August 1 deadline.
The Port Washington Union Free School District Board of Education voted July 8 to amend Policy 5695 (students and personal electronic devices), removing an "and/or locker" reference for the high school and leaving backpacks as the specified storage option for now.
Board members spent extensive time debating the wording and the process that produced it. One trustee urged caution about the timing, saying the full policy committee did not have an opportunity to review the late edit and that stakeholder input appeared uneven. Another trustee said the change was a small word-order edit and administrative input indicated it was not material to how the policy would be…
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