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Glenbard Township High School District 87
Policy 7:245-R1
Students
Administrative Procedure – Procedures for Student Possession and Use of Electronic Communication Devices (Cell Phones, Beepers and Pagers)
Student possession and use of electronic communication devices must conform to the following restrictions:
- Electronic communication devices shall only be used before or after the regularly scheduled school day.
- At all other times, students will be prohibited from transmitting or receiving calls and the electronic device must remain in the off mode or rendered incapable of activation. Use will not be permitted during free periods, lunch or study hall for any reason.
- During the regularly scheduled school day, electronic communication devices must be stored in a student’s locker, and at no time be kept on the student’s person.
- Electronic communication devices shall not be used in any manner that will cause disruption to the educational environment or will otherwise violate student conduct rules.
- Electronic communication devices shall not be used for or associated with unlawful purposes.
- Electronic communication devices may not be used for creating, sending, sharing, viewing, receiving, or possessing indecent visual depictions as defined in State law, ie. sexting. Possession is prohibited regardless of whether the depiction violates State law. Any cellular phone may be searched upon reasonable suspicion of sexting. All sexting violations will require school administrators to follow student discipline policies in addition to contacting the police and reporting suspected child abuse or neglect when appropriate.
- Use of electronic communication devices during, before and after school extracurricular activities may be prohibited by the activity leader or supervisor. If use is permitted, such use is subject to any and all restrictions imposed by the activity leader or supervisor. Each leader or supervisor is responsible for communicating his or her electronic communication device rules to all student participants.
Students who fail to abide by the policy and regulations regarding use and possession of electronic communication devices shall be subject to disciplinary action as set forth below:
- Upon the first offense, the student’s electronic device will be confiscated by the student’s teacher or other District personnel, and returned at the end of the school day or extracurricular activity.
- Upon the second offense, the student’s electronic device will be confiscated and delivered to the main office. The student will be required to report to the office at the end of the school day or extracurricular activity to retrieve the phone.
- Upon the third offense, the student’s electronic device will be confiscated, stored in the main office and returned only to the student’s parent.
- Any further offenses will result in the student’s loss of electronic communication devices for a designated length of time or on a permanent basis. Students may also be subject to other disciplinary consequences, including, but not limited to, detention, suspension and/or expulsion.
- Students using electronic devices for unlawful purposes will be disciplined according to the District’s standard discipline policy 7:190 Student Discipline and, if necessary, referred to law enforcement.
- Alternative disciplinary action, including, but not limited to, suspension and/or expulsion, may be imposed in response to any violation of these procedures when deemed necessary by the administration based on the circumstances surrounding the offense.
DATED: May 13, 2002
REVISED: March 22, 2004
REVIEWED: October 25, 2010
REVISED: November 15, 2010
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