Cell Phone Policy

Cell Phone/Personal Technology Policy

    1. Student cell phone/personal technology use in the building is prohibited during school hours, except during their assigned lunch period.

    2. Students may use their cell phones/personal technology devices before 7:10 am, during their assigned lunch period, and after 2:10 pm.

    3. Staff may collect devices in the beginning of each class period and return them at the end of the class period.

    4. Staff may also utilize red (cell phone inactive) & green (cell phone active) signs to determine when students can use in classroom.

    5. Staff & administration are not responsible for lost or stolen cell phones/personal technology devices.

    6. Staff and administration will not disrupt instruction to conduct searches for lost or stolen cell phones/personal technology devices.

    7. Lost or stolen phones/personal technology devices may be reported to Rocky River’s School Resource Officer(s).

Interventions & Consequences

Teachers are expected to repeatedly communicate expectations for cell phone use with students & parents. Teachers are expected to hold students accountable for cell phone expectations at all times. Teachers will converse with students & parents when cell phone expectations are violated and document conversations.


School-wide Expectations:

    1. First Offense - Teacher will make a parent contact for that student

    2. Second - Teacher will make a parent contact for that student.

    3. Third Offense - Teacher will submit an administrative referral for the 3rd violation or for student refusal to relinquish cell phone/personal technology device. Administrative referrals must include documentation of prior interventions and parent communication.