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Cell Phone Policy

9/12/24

Phone Policy

The use of cell phones, and personal electronic devices (smartwatches, earbuds/airpods, etc), are not allowed during the school day from the time the first bell rings to get to class at 8:25, until the end of the school day, at 3:10pm. This means that students may not use phones and personal electronic devices in the hallways, instructional spaces, bathrooms, at lunches, during passing time, in staff offices, or any other areas at any time during the school day. If parents need to contact students during the school day, they should call the office and a note will be delivered to students.

 

Students may have access to their phones in the main office upon permission from office personnel. Students may not record others, take pictures of others (students or staff), and/or share or post without the other’s consent. If this occurs, the school will respond, including contacting the involved students’ family to provide appropriate support and additional follow up.

 

Furthermore, students who film staff, or other students, without permission and/or share those videos, or photos, on social media or with other peers can create harm for members of our learning community. Students who film and share photos or videos that portray students in a negative or harmful way will engage in healing and repairing the harm done and may be subject to disciplinary actions along with continued education and support.

 

How can you help? 

 

Highlight the following points with your student(s):

  • Cell phone / personal listening device use is only permitted in the main office upon permission from office personnel.

  • Common signs throughout the building will reinforce cell phone / personal listening device expectations - “Silent and Away”.

  • Cell phones / personal listening devices may ONLY be used before 8:25am and after 3:10pm.

 

Please…partner with us and refrain from texting or calling your student’s phone during the school day. If you need to get a message to your student, please call the main office (503-431-5100). 

 

Thank you for your support and understanding as we collectively improve the social interactions and academic focus for our community.




 

Phone Policy Interventions

Frequent pre-corrections will be provided at both the whole-school and classroom levels, providing students with consistent instruction on phone,and personal electronic devices expectations. This could be the teacher providing a whole class reminder at the start of class, reminders in the morning announcements, community meeting lessons, whole school and / or grade level assemblies, etc.

 

If an individual reminder is needed, it will typically follow a 4 step correction routine:

  1. Greet the student(s) in a warm, neutral way and ask if they know the policy for cell phones / personal electronic devices

  2. Remind and reteach if needed

  3. Ask student(s) to make the correction

  4. Thank the student(s) for aligning with the school policy

 

First Violation (after pre-corrective actions): The student’s cell phone / personal listening device will be confiscated by a staff member and held in the main office until the end of the school day. The student may pick it up at the end of the day. The student’s parents will be contacted via email. 

 

Second Violation: The student’s cell phone / personal listening device will be confiscated and held in the main office until the end of the school day. The student may pick it up at the end of the day. The student’s parents will be contacted via email.

 

Third Violation: The student’s cell phone / personal listening device will be confiscated and held in the main office until the student’s caregiver, or authorized family member, is able to come to pick it up. The student will be required to check their phone in to the office every morning, and will check it out at the end of the day through the remainder of the academic quarter. This violation count and plan will be reset at the beginning of each quarter. Failure to follow these expectations may result in additional discipline.

 

*In the event that a student refuses to hand over their phone / personal listening device to the adult, this may count as a double violation of the school policy.