Cell Phone / Device Policy

CELL PHONE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES

All students are to follow the RUSD Acceptable Use Policy. Here at Giano, your personal device (e.g., cell phone and ear buds) MAY NOT BE USED DURING CLASS TIME, INCLUDING WHEN GOING TO OR FROM THE RESTROOM. Cell phones must always be on silent mode and put away prior to entering any classroom or P.E. locker rooms.

During nutrition and lunch, CELL PHONES MUST REMAIN ON SILENT MODE AND CANNOT BE USED TO:

Take pictures or video of others without consent
Use social media to bully, intimidate, or harass
Access inappropriate content
Make phone calls

Examples of Acceptable Use

Playing video games with your friends before school starts
Checking your social media during breaks
Listening to music using your ear buds during breaks
Texting your parents after school to tell them that you’re staying for tutoring help

Examples of Misuse

Messaging your friends during class
Wearing your earbuds during class
Using social media to embarrass another student or adult
Looking up an inappropriate website
Answering a phone call between classes

CONSEQUENCES FOR MISUSE OF CELL PHONES/DEVICES

First Time: Warning
Second Time: Cell phone is confiscated, returned after school, and parent/guardian is notified
Third Time: Cell phone is confiscated, returned to parent/guardian
Fourth and Subsequent Times: Cell phone is confiscated, returned to parent/guardian, and a major referral is given.

Cell phones may be picked up in SSC office after school.

Neither the school nor its employees are responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged electronic devices, including cellular phones. Students and families assume the risks of such devices being brought to school.