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Superintendent: district to pilot implementation of new statewide ‘bell‑to‑bell’ student device law
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Zurcher told the South River Board of Education the district will pilot procedures this spring to comply with a January 2026 law requiring students to be restricted from personal internet‑enabled devices from arrival to dismissal beginning in September; parents will be invited to comment.
South River — Superintendent Dr. Zurcher said the district is preparing to implement a new state law that will require students to be restricted from personal internet‑enabled devices "bell to bell" beginning in September.
"This is a law that was just passed in January 2026," Dr. Zurcher said, adding that "it does require that statewide beginning in September, that we implement programs and that we implement a process for students to not have access to…
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