Sewanhaka board reviews cell phone ban proposal, faces pressure to make Eid a school holiday

Sewanhaka students will likely see changes to their cell phone access come the fall. And, if the board listens to members of the Muslim community who spoke at their Tuesday meeting, they’ll also see an additional holiday on their calendar. 

In response to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s bell-to-bell school cell-phone ban, which is to be implemented in the next school year, Superintendent Regina Agrusa presented the Sewanhaka community with the district’s initial proposal to comply at the final school board meeting of the year on Tuesday, June 24.