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  • NY’s distraction-free schools law: What F-M families need to know before school starts

    Starting this fall, New York State is requiring a statewide, bell-to-bell restriction on personal internet devices in schools known as the New York State Distraction-Free Schools Law. This means that starting Sept. 2, 2025, F-M will implement a “bell-to-bell” ban on all personal cell phones and internet-enabled devices during school hours. To help students find

  • F-M schools to begin using new visitor management system to strengthen building safety

    The Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District is implementing a new visitor management system, Visitor Aware, to enhance the safety and security of our schools. Visitor Aware will be used across all F-M school buildings to ensure a more consistent and secure check-in process for all visitors, volunteers, and guests. This system will help us monitor who

  • F-M prepares to implement new policy in accordance with New York’s distraction-free schools law

    In accordance with the state’s Distraction-Free Schools Law, the Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District is prepared to implement a “bell-to-bell” ban on all personal internet-enabled devices for students during school hours beginning Sept. 2.  District officials crafted the policy in accordance with state law, while using vital feedback gathered during the 2024-25 school year from community

  • District seeking feedback and members for School Start Time Committee

    As the Fayetteville-Manlius School District continues to discuss school start times at all F-M schools, the district is seeking feedback from students, staff, parents and community members. In 2019, the district partnered with Dr. Daniel Lewin, of the National Children’s Medical Center to evaluate challenges, opportunities and benefits of changing school start times. According to

  • Daycare transportation forms due Aug. 15

    Is your Fayetteville-Manlius School District student attending daycare this school year, and if so, do they require transportation to and/or from school? If so, please submit a completed daycare transportation request form to the F-M Transportation Department by Aug. 15. The department is currently establishing routes for the 2025-26 school year and needs to ensure

  • Middle school lesson leads to collaboration in national workshop

    F-M middle schoolers are making a national impact with work taking place inside their classrooms, as they created bird replicas to be donated to an art installation that will travel the country once completed. Eighth graders at both Eagle Hill and Wellwood Middle Schools were visited by Syracuse University Professor Holly Greenberg, who spoke about

  • F-M High School to implement new bell schedule for the 2025-26 school year

    Fayetteville-Manlius High School students and staff will have a new bell schedule to follow for the 2025-26 school year. The change comes as the high school capital project is set to reach new milestones and the district continues its focus on the mental health and wellbeing of students. The new bell schedule for 2025-26 is

  • Student-created films recognized at CNY Film Festival

    Fayetteville-Manlius High School students shared their work at the 21st Annual Central New York Film Festival, held at the Palace Theatre on June 3. F-M’s Broadcast Journalism (BroJo) Club co-hosted the event. Students across eight local schools submitted more than 120 films to be considered. The top 37 films were then screened at the festival

  • District begins updated lead testing

    The Fayetteville-Manlius School District started its next round of district-wide water testing, checking outlets used for drinking and cooking to make sure they comply with New York State’s requirements for lead in drinking water. NYS districts are required to test all buildings by December, 2025. F-M began its building tests in May with Fayetteville Elementary,

  • F-M middle school students win National German Exam medals

    The results are in and several Fayetteville-Manlius School District middle school students earned medals for their performance on the 2025 National German Exam. The National German Exam, organized by the American Association of Teachers of German, measures students’ reading and listening skills in German. Each year, more than 15,000 high school students from across the

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