Cell Phone Policy

Cell Phone Policy

• Cell Phones, earbuds, smartwatches, and headphones are not to be used during instructional time.

• Cell Phones must be stored in the students backpack.  They are not to be on the student’s person during instructional time.  Violation of the cell phone policy will result in the following:

  • 1st Violation – Teacher issues a verbal warning.  The warning is issued only one time per teacher per student, not one time per day.  

  • 2nd Violation – Teacher confiscates cell phone or electronic device, documents confiscation, parent notification, and returns to the student at the end of the period.

  • 3rd Violation – Teacher confiscation, documents second confiscation, parent notification, and returns to the student at the end of the period.

  • 4th Violation – Teacher confiscation, turned into the front office, returned to the guardian.

  • 5th Violation – Teacher confiscation, turned into front office and returned to a guardian after assignment of community service/lunch detention. 

FYI: Cell phones may not be taken from the classroom when taking a restroom break, if students are caught with a phone during a break/pass admin or security will escort the student back to the classroom and begin the documentation process.