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Article: REGULATING iPODS; Schools dealing with popularity of music players
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- New Haven Register
- Article date:
- March 6, 2006
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IPods, those nearly ubiquitous pocket-size music players that are
de rigueur for teens, have school districts across the region aiming
to regulate the growing use of the devices in schools. The issue
popped up most recently at Amity Regional High School in Woodbridge,
with school officials deciding use of the audio devices will no
longer be permitted during school hours.
The move puts Amity in line with some other districts in the
region, and it's clearly not easy for some students to turn off the
portable music.
"IPods are a big deal at Amity," said senior Max Siegal, 18.
Amity officials clamped down on the music players by adding it to
a long-standing policy that restricts the use of all ...