Mobile Phone Policy

The school reserves the right to confiscate students’ mobile phones as a disciplinary measure if they contravene the school’s mobile phone regulations or for the purpose of investigation.

When a mobile phone is to be confiscated, the school will notify the parent/guardian.

The school mobile phone regulations are stated below:

• Students are not to use smartphones / smartwatches DURING SCHOOL HOURS including recess, CCA and after-school programmes (e.g. supplementary / enrichment / remedial lessons)

• School hours are defined as 7:55am to 5pm.

• Smartwatches that have communicative capabilities are NOT ALLOWED in school. Students are not to bring smartwatches (for security reasons).

Expectations

• All students to lock their phones IN THEIR OWN lockers by 7:55am (T1W2)

• Phones MUST NOT be seen DURING SCHOOL HOURS (7:55am to 5pm)

• Fundamentally are to use PLDs for Teaching and Learning Students SHOULD NOT bring their smartwatches to school If there is a need for communication between you and your parent/guardian, it should be done through the GO.

• Mobile phones are to be switched off and kept out of sight (in student lockers) during curriculum time.

• Mobile phones MUST NOT be seen during lesson times (at the teachers’ discretion). Students should not be using their phones during CCA times (at the teachers’ discretion).

• Mobile phones are not allowed to be used for entertainment or recreational reasons in school (e.g. watching videos, playing games, listening to music, using social media etc) during curriculum time.

• If mobile phones need to be used for official/educational reasons, specific instructions will be given by the teacher/s to switch on the device for the activity and to switch off the device at the end.

Consequences

• Whenever teachers see students with their phones with them between 7.55am and 5.00pm, teachers can and will TAKE THEM AWAY.

• Mobile phones will be handed to the DM.

• Student’s whose phone is confiscated is to report to the GO after school on that day and request to see the DM (for further action to be taken).

For 1st & 2nd Offence

• Mobile phone will be taken and given to DM.

• Student to go to GO to request to see DM after curriculum time for the day for phone to be returned.

For 3rd Offence

• Mobile phone will be confiscated and given to DM.

• Student to go to GO to request to see DM after curriculum time for the day for phone to be returned + 1 Hour Detention

For 4th Offence

• Mobile phone will be confiscated and given to DM.

• Student to go to GO to request to see DM after curriculum time for the day for phone to be returned + 2h Detention. Conduct grade will be lowered to GOOD.

For 5th Offence

• Mobile phone will be confiscated and given to DM.

• Student to go to GO to request to see DM after curriculum time for the day for phone to be returned +1 Day Internal Suspension. Conduct Grade lowered to Fair with corresponding consequences following (e.g. removal from student leadership).

If the school has reason to believe that a law has been violated, the school may report the case to the police for assistance and hand over the confiscated device should the police request for it for further investigation.