All student personal devices are prohibited during the school day (unless formally accommodated). Examples include: cell phones, headphones, tablets, personal laptops, gaming devices, and music devices. 

Procedure

• Every learning environment will have a phone hotel.
• By the start of class, students will put their phone in the phone hotel. 
  • If a student is tardy: 
    • They will turn in their phone to the alternative lock box and sign their name and time on the Tardy Sign In Sheet.
    • The teacher will put the phone in the phone hotel and update attendance at their earliest convenience to not disrupt the class.
• All other personal devices will be off and away in their backpack. 
• There will be no personal warnings.

Non-compliance

• If a student does not follow the electronic device policy, the teacher will call for behavior support. 
  • For example, a student refuses to put their phone in the phone hotel and/or refuses to keep personal electronic devices in their backpack 
• Mobile Response (SSA, Dean, AP) will come to the classroom and collect the device to take it to the HUB (room 1254). 
• Students will lose device privileges for the remainder of the day.
• The Student will pick up their device from the HUB (room 1254)  at the end of the day from 3:37-3:45 pm.
• The teacher will enter the incident in EduClimber as “failure to comply with electronic device policy.”
• The Deans will contact home to have a conversation with guardians about supporting students to follow the policy. 

Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to foster a healthy, safe, and productive learning environment for all. Research confirms that phones significantly diminish memory capacity and deep focus, leading to lower academic performance. Furthermore, research links constant technology access to increased anxiety, sleep disruption, and social isolation in adolescents.