FILE: JCDAE
Cf: JD
ELECTRONIC TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES
No student, unless authorized by the school principal or his/her designee, shall use, make visible, or operate any electronic telecommunication device including any facsimile system, radio paging service, mobile telephone service, intercom, or electro-mechanical paging system on any elementary, middle, or secondary school grounds or any bus while being transported either to and from school or to and from school functions.
No student shall possess, on his/her person, an electronic telecommunication device throughout the instructional day. If a student brings an electronic telecommunication device in any public elementary or secondary school building or on the grounds thereof during an instructional day, the electronic device shall either be turned off and properly stowed away for the duration of the instructional day or prohibited from being turned on and used during the instructional day. Electronic telecommunication devices, shall include, but not be limited to, cellular telephones, personal computers, laptops, electronic instruments, iPads, iPods, tablet devices, e-readers, or similar devices.
Additionally, camera phones with video and/or still photography capabilities, voice-recording capabilities, or future technological improvements and/or equivalent equipment may not be used unless authorized by the principal or his/her designee.
These provisions shall not be applicable to a student whose Individualized Education Program, Individualized Accommodation Plan, Section 504 plan, or Individualized Health Plan requires the student's use of an electronic telecommunication device.
If a student has authorization from a physician to wear a medical alert device, the student may wear the device and not be in violation of this policy.
Revised: August, 2003
Revised: January, 2004
Revised: March 7, 2016
Revised: September 17, 2024
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยงยง17:239, 17:416, 17:416.1
Board minutes, 5-3-04, 3-7-16, 9-17-24
Acadia Parish School Board