Electronic communications at school and at school- related functions are subject to regulation by the school.
This Electronic Communication Device Commitment policy grants authority and permission to the school to regulate electronic communication devices when these devices are brought to and/or used while on school property or when attending school-related functions and events. Such communication devices include, but are not limited to, cell phones, tablets, iPads, and gaming devices. These regulations are made necessary in light of the unique opportunities these devices create for violations of law, school policies, and to perpetrate conduct disruptive of an educational environment essential to the school’s educational program. These concerns are exacerbated by electronic security protections and the personal size of these devices, which are often carried concealed in pockets and purses.
Therefore, all students who would possess or use such devices on school property or at school-related activities, together with their parent, agree to the following:
- The possession and use of cell phones, tablets, iPads, gaming devices, and other electronic communication devices by a student on school property or at school-related events is a privilege and not a right.
- In consideration for the privilege to possess and use such devices on school property and at school- related events, the school is authorized and has the student’s full consent to confiscate, power on or off, manipulate and do all things necessary to search his or her device and recover or intercept communications (including but not limited to text messaging) when reasonable suspicion exists that such device has been used to transmit or receive communications in violation of law, the Student Code of Conduct, school policy, or school regulation.
- An electronic communication device used or possessed in violation of law, the Student Code of Conduct, school policy, or school regulation is subject to confiscation and may cause the loss of the privilege to possess and use such devices on school property and at school-related events for an indefinite period of time.