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School District In Putnam Latest To Ban Students' Cell Phones School District In Putnam Latest To Ban Students' Cell Phones
School District In Putnam Latest To Ban Students' Cell Phones Students in another Hudson Valley school district will be forced to look up from their phone screens, as officials will be requiring them to lock up their devices for the entire day.  In its end-of-summer newsletter, the Garrison Union Free School District in Putnam County announced that it will no longer allow cell phone use during the instructional day between 8:25 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.  During this time, students will have to store their devices in lockers and keep them powered down or in silent mode. More information about the policy will be contained in the district's updated&nb…

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by Ben Crnic
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Source ID'd For Online Threat At Middle School In Northern Westchester Source ID'd For Online Threat At Middle School In Northern Westchester
Source ID'd For Online Threat At Middle School In Northern Westchester School District officials are asking parents to make sure their children understand the importance of using social media carefully after a student was identified as making a threat against a school in Northern Westchester. The student was identified on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Peekskill Middle School after officials were made aware of a social media post made over the summer was mentioned in a new post on Wednesday, said Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Mauricio on Facebook. After learning of the new post, which contained a threat, Principal Jamal Lewis immediately began working …

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by Kathy Reakes