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Elementary and middle school students are not permitted to possess cell phones in school. However, high school students are permitted to possess, display, or use cell phones before or after the instructional day. The instructional day is defined as the moment the student enters the school building to the final dismissal bell. Please keep in mind, the instructional day includes but is not limited to, study halls, lunch break, class changes, and any other structured or non-structured instructional activity that occurs during the normal school day (School Board Regulation 5-36.8).
Should a high school student activate, display, or use a cell phone or any portable communication device during the instructional day, in accordance the school division’s Discipline Guidelines, the resulting discipline is as follows:
Offense |
Discipline Action |
First Offense |
Level 4 /In School Suspension (ISS) 1-3 days |
Second Offense |
Level 5/ Out of School Suspension (OSS) 1-5 days |
Third Offense |
Level 6/OSS 6-10 day recommendation |
Fourth Offense |
Level 7/OSS Long Term Suspension recommendation
(more than 10 days) |
In addition to the discipline action listed above, school officials will take possession of the cell phone or portable communication device for twenty-four hours. Specific times may be established by school officials for parents/legal guardians/adult students to retrieve such devices.
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