2023-24 Updated Cell Phone Policy
Students’ cell phones should not be used or seen at school (including classrooms, hallways, lunch, and recess) during school hours unless the student has received direct permission from a staff member. Smart watches with communication features can be worn, but should not be utilized to send messages, access social media, etc. during the school day.
Phones can be carried in pencil pouches, kept in lockers, in backpacks, etc. - but must remain out of sight at all times. Students can use their communication devices before school, after school, in the main office, or if given direct, specific permission by a staff member.
Additionally, for the safety of our students, headphones and earbuds (like “Airpods”) may not be worn during school unless a teacher has given students permission during a learning activity.
Personal communication devices and/or headphones may be collected by a staff member and sent to the front office for safekeeping until students are dismissed at the end of the day. If students use a personal technology device without permission for non-educational reasons (or in a way that does not demonstrate responsible use of technology) students will need to correct that behavior. Repeated non-compliance with teachers’ requests - regarding cell phones and devices but also other reasonable requests related or unrelated to technology - indicates a breakdown in respect and trust and will result in corrective attention.
