Electronic Devices

  • No student, unless authorized in writing by the school principal or his/her designee, shall use or operate with exceptions as listed below, any cell phone, camera, video tape recorder, digital recorder of any kind or electronic device, including but not limited to, iPODs, tape players, CD players, MP3 players etc. and their contents, any facsimile system, radio paging service, intercom, or electro-mechanical paging system in any elementary or secondary school building, or on the grounds thereof or on any school bus used to transport public school students during instructional school hours of operation.
  • No student shall possess, on his/her person, an electronic telecommunication device throughout the instructional day. If a student brings an electronic telecommunication device in any public elementary or secondary school building or on the grounds thereof during an instructional day, the electronic device shall either be turned off and properly stowed away for the duration of the instructional day or prohibited from being turned on and used during the instructional day. Electronic telecommunication devices shall include, but not be limited to, cellular telephones, personal computers, laptops, electronic instruments, iPads, iPods, tablet devices, e-readers, or similar devices.
  • These provisions shall not be applicable to a student whose Individualized Education Program, Individualized Accommodation Plan, Section 504 plan, or Individualized Education Plan Health Plan requires the student’s use of an electronic telecommunication device.
  • Students will deposit phones in the pockets located in the gym foyer at the beginning of the day and retrieve them at the end of the day.
    • Phone pockets will be organized according to the students’ 7th hour class and will have the students name in the pocket.
    • Phones will be kept in the vault during the school day.
    • Only a faculty member or a designated student worker will be allowed to retrieve the phone early.
  • Violation of these provisions will result in the following disciplinary action:
    • First offense – phone taken and returned to the parent/guardian
    • Second offense – phone taken, student receives detention, phone returned to the parent/ guardian.
    • Third offense – suspension from school
  • Nothing shall prohibit the use and operation by any person, including students, of any electronic device in the event of an emergency. Emergency shall mean an actual or imminent threat to public health or safety which may result in loss of life, injury, or property damage.
  • Exceptions shall be as follows:
    • Devices required for medical reasons (as noted by a physician) and acknowledged by the principal.
    • Devices for emergency purposes such as ambulance or fire services (see #3).
    • Any approved electronic device must have prior approval of the school principal before being used by a student during instructional school hours of operation or on a school bus while traveling to or from school.
  • Definitions
    • Use and operation shall mean whenever the electronic device is turned on or is visible.