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Atwater Elementary School District 

Student Cell Phone Policy 

School Cell Phone Policy:

Atwater Elementary School District recognizes that instructional time and the school environment must be protected from unnecessary disruptions and distractions. Students are not to use cell phones during school hours. Students shall be permitted to have cell phones in their possession under the following guidelines:

  1.   Cell phones may be used before school outside of the gated area of the campus or after instructional hours.  
  2.   During the instructional day, cell phones must be put away, not visible, and turned off…putting a cell phone on silent, airplane mode or vibrate does not constitute being turned off. All 5th - 8th grade students are required to store in a Yondr pouch throughout the school day.
  3.   At no time are students allowed to take pictures/videos with a cell phone or any electronic device.
  4.   The school is not responsible for lost, stolen or broken cell phones and/or any electronic device.
  5.   Cell phones and/or any electronic device that are used in violation of this school policy will be confiscated and turned into the office.  Furthermore, disciplinary consequences may be issued. Any electronic device that is confiscated will ONLY be returned to the parent or guardian.

Yondr Policy:

All 5-8 grade students will be assigned a Yondr pouch,  similar to being assigned a textbook. While the Yondr Pouch is school property, it is the student’s responsibility to make sure their pouch is not damaged. The pouches will remain at school for student use at all times. Students are responsible for pouching their phone upon entering the room at the start of the day and returning their pouch to the bin at the end of the day.

 Yondr Process 

Beginning of school day: As students enter school, they will: 

  1. turn their phone off 
  2. get their assigned pouch 
  3. place their phone and accessories that connect to the phone (earbuds, headphones, etc.) inside the pouch 
  4. securely close and lock the pouch 

Students will hand their locked pouches to the teacher and kept in the office until the end of the school day.

End of school day: At the end of the school day, every student will: 

  1. remove their phone (and any other possessions)  from their pouch 
  2. place the pouch in the appropriate pouch storage location.

If a parent/guardian checks their student out of school early, the teacher will unlock their pouch and the student will put their pouch in the bin.

Policy Violations 

Each of the following violations will result in the confiscation of the student’s phone and/or pouch by school administration or a staff member: 

  1. Being in possession of a cell phone or using a mobile communication device (cell phone) during school hours 
  2. Physical damage to the pouch in an attempt to circumvent its intended purpose

Disciplinary Action 

The Yondr Pouch is property of Atwater Elementary School District. If a student damages a pouch or is caught using a cell phone on campus, Administration will collect the cell phone/pouch. 

  1. Phone Violation:

       First Violation~

  1. Confiscate cell phone and the parent/guardian must come to pick up the cell phone
  2. The student may use the school phone to call home to let parent/guardian know that they will need to come pick up the cell phone
  3. Cell phone violation will be logged 

Second Violation~ Site administration will contact parent and inform the parent that the student cannot bring their cell phone to school for five (5) consecutive school days.

 

Third Violation~ The student does not bring the cell phone to school for a set amount of time as determined by site administration.

  1. Pouch Violation (damage/lost): 

       First Violation~

  1. The cell phone and pouch will be confiscated and the parent/guardian must come to pick up the cell phone 
  2. The student/parent will be required to pay $15.00 to replace the damaged school property
  3. The student will not be allowed to bring their cell phone until the fee is paid and they have been assigned a new pouch. 
 

Second Violation~ The student does not bring the cell phone to school for a set amount of time as determined by site administration.

 

 *School administration reserves the right to implement a behavior contract and/or further disciplinary action in the event of excessive or severe violations of policies*