Cell Phones

At Socrates Preparatory School we believe that cell phones are a necessary part of daily communication and students will be using them for both social and professional purposes in their future. Therefore, we want our students to learn to use their phones in a responsible manner. We have established a policy where our high school students are allowed the privilege to utilize their phones for academic purposes during class and for social/personal purposes during lunch and non-class times. However, as they are given more freedom, they will also have more responsibility to demonstrate mature and appropriate cell phone conduct.

• Grades 1-8 no cell phones. If student must bring a cell phone to school, the phone must be turned OFF and given to an Administrator in the front office as they enter the building. The phone will be secured throughout the day and will be returned to the student at the end of the day.
• Grades 9-12 cell phone put away with ringer and vibration turned OFF.
  

All cell phones must be on silent/no vibrate and must not be connected to school WiFi.

Cell phones may NOT be used during the school day (8:00 am – 3:15 pm) except during class transitions and at lunchtime for students with cell phone privileges in Grades 9-12. Specific permission may be given by the teacher to use cell phones for academic purposes in the classroom, and students must abide by any rules established at that time by their teacher.

Consequences for Cell Phone Use Infractions:

• Warning
• Take Phone for the period, (Report Liveschool)
• Take phone for the day, (Send email to parents)
• Take phone, give it to administrator, send email to parents to notify and pick up the phone, student loses phone privileges for the semester.
• If incident happens at the end of the semester, student loses phone privileges for the rest of the year.
  

School and teachers are not responsible for any loss of or damage to confiscated items.