Wearing ID Cards
Safety First! This will be a common phrase heard even more this school year as we work to make sure that we maintain a school environment that provides the safety and security necessary to make all individuals feel safe while we conduct the work of school. As a mechanism for easily identifying you belong in the building, all students and staff must wear their ID Cards above the waist and facing the front. Students were given an ID at Schedule/Book Pickup this week. If that card is lost, students can speak to their Advisory teacher about getting a replacement. The first replacement card will be provided for no charge. Additional cards are $5. Students without an ID will need to purchase a temporary ID ($0.50) before entering a classroom. Temporary IDs will be available on all floors once the school day has started outside of the following room locations:
1st Floor - Room 1332
2nd Floor - Room 2254
3rd Floor - Room 3252
4th Floor - Room 4272
Classroom Expectations for Cell Phones and Other Electronic Devices
In keeping with current research around best educational practices, OPRF has determined that limited use of cell phones and other personal electronic devices, particularly during academic learning time, aligns with the Strategic Plan and gives our students their best chance at social, emotional and academic success. Nearly all OPRF students come to school every day with a cell phone, smart watch, earbuds, and/or other personal electronic device, which they use for a variety of purposes that are often healthy and beneficial, but that are too often problematic during instructional time.
Daily Procedure and Consequences for Non-Complying Students
Upon entering any classroom for instructional time, students will be required to silence or turn off their phones and place them in a numbered phone home, and they will retrieve their phones at the end of the class period. Students will not be permitted to access their phones without express permission from the supervising teacher to use the phone for instructional purposes.
The first time a student does not comply, teachers will conference with the student to discuss the issue and may choose to confiscate the device.
The second time a student does not comply, teachers will notify parents/guardians of the issue and may choose to confiscate the device.
The third time a student does not comply, teachers will issue a disciplinary referral. Students will be required to turn in their phones with the deans’ office at the start of school for two school days.
Subsequent failures to comply will result in escalating disciplinary responses from the deans.
Students who leave the classroom for the restroom, water fountain or any other temporary purpose will not be permitted to retrieve their phones for such purposes.
In addition to cell phones, students are not permitted to use smart watches, earbuds or listening devices, or other personal electronic devices (excluding Chromebooks or personal computers) in any classroom during instructional time without express permission from the supervising teacher. Students who do not comply may face confiscation or other consequences at the teacher’s discretion.