Also, district receives $125K grantÂ
The Garrison School board voted on Wednesday (Sept. 4) to approve a change to the code of conduct that bans the student use of cellphones during the academic day. Before its vote, the board held a public hearing, but no one asked to speak.
The district, which has about 200 students in grades pre-K to 8, now requires that students turn off or silence and store their phones in their lockers or an area designated by the teacher between 8:30 a.m. and 3:14 p.m.
Garrison joins the Haldane and Beacon districts in curtailing the use of cellphones. Last month, Beacon banned the use of phones in class at the middle and high schools, and Haldane High School last year banned their use during class. Haldane bans their use throughout the day at its middle and elementary schools.
On Wednesday, state Assembly Member Dana Levenberg, whose district includes Philipstown, announced that the Garrison School will receive a $125,000 grant to reconstruct its roof.
