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Resident urges East Windsor schools to ban personal internet‑enabled devices, cites state guidance and petition
Summary
At the June 15 meeting, resident James Avalone read state guidance and said 113 signatures back a petition asking the district to adopt parental‑rights opt‑out policies and limits on student use of personal internet‑enabled devices during the school day.
A resident called on the East Windsor Regional School District to adopt policies prohibiting student use of personal internet‑enabled devices during the school day and to create a parental‑rights opt‑out process.
At the June 15 meeting, James Avalone read excerpts he attributed to former New Jersey Education Commissioner Kevin Damer and said the new state law requires schools to prohibit personal internet‑enabled devices for students in kindergarten through grade 12 during the school day. Avalone told the board he had gathered 113 signatures on a petition asking that the district adopt an opt‑out aligned with parental rights and cited federal and state guidance on harms associated with screen use in young children.
The board did not take immediate action on the petition during the public comment period. The transcript records the resident’s reading of guidance and the petition count but does not include district legal or policy responses in open session; board members said nothing in the meeting that changed the district’s current policy and said administrators would follow up outside the public comment period if necessary.
Professor Don Mueller also spoke during the public comment period, reporting that planned physics demonstrations for athletic teams had been canceled and criticizing district staff decisions; Mueller provided contact information and asked to be contacted to reschedule demonstrations.
