School Board Advances Compliance With State ‘Bell-To-Bell’ Prohibition On Internet-Enabled Devices

August 28, 2026 Education, Featured, School Board

**EXPLAINING THE PROGRAM –** *Nicholas Solomon, the District’s Director of School Management, describes the use of “phone pouches” under the new school policy at the August 27 school board meeting.*

The Board of Education voted Aug. 27 to spend $43,950 on 2,400 locking phone pouches, part of a district plan to enforce New Jersey’s new “bell-to-bell” ban on student use of internet-enabled devices during the school day.

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School Board Advances Compliance With State ‘Bell-To-Bell’ Prohibition On Internet-Enabled Devices

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