ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Students are not allowed to actively use cell phones during the instructional day.  The consequences for possessing a cell phone in violation of the policy will be:

1. First offense: A warning will be issued to the student and the teacher will contact the parent. 
2. Second offense: Period detention and the teacher will contact the parent.
3. Third offense: The student will be assigned In School Suspension for one day as a disciplinary consequence pursuant to Policy 6400, Student Conduct and Discipline (request for student not to bring phone to school or place in a secure location during the school day). 
4. Fourth and subsequent offenses: The student will be assigned 3 days In School Suspension as a disciplinary consequence pursuant to Policy 6400, Student Conduct and Discipline.

(request for student not to bring phone to school).

 

Use of Wireless Communication Devices  for details. Students are allowed to bring calculators to school. Cameras, Bluetooth devices, and/or video games may not be brought to school, unless approved for a specific school event. If a student is observed with these items, the cell phone violation consequences will be followed.

WCS Board Policy Use of Personal Technology on School System Property

Users may not use private WiFi hotspots or other personal technology on campus to access the Internet outside the school system’s wireless network.  Each principal may establish rules for his or her school site as to whether and how other personal technology devices (including, but not limited to smart phones, tablets, laptops, etc.) may be used on campus.  Use of personal technology devices is also subject to any rules established by the Superintendent under a bring your own device plan authorized by Section C of policy 3220, Technology in the Educational Program, and for employees, policy 3228/7323, Use of Personal Technology to Conduct School Business.  The school system assumes no responsibility for personal technology devices brought to school.

Wireless communication devices include, but are not limited to, cellular telephones, electronic devices with internet capability, paging devices, two-way radios, or any similar device. Students are permitted to possess such devices on school property so long as the devices are not activated, used, displayed, or visible during the instructional day or as otherwise directed by school rules or school personnel with the following provision: The school principal may develop and make available a plan for specific times and locations when students may access their wireless communication devices without consequences.

Although use generally is permitted before and after school, use of cellular phones and other wireless communication devices may be prohibited on school buses when noise from such devices interferes with the safe operation of the buses.  In addition, elementary and middle school students who participate in after-school programs are prohibited from using wireless communications devices during such programs.