STUDENT PHONE POLICY & GUIDELINES
Phones are not to be used during school. Every student will be assigned a personal Yondr Pouch. While the Yondr Pouch is considered school property, it is each student’s responsibility to bring their Pouch with them to school every day and keep it in good working condition. This is the same policy that we expect our students to follow with their Chromebooks. If your student chooses to bring their phone to school, they must use the Yondr Pouch.
DAILY PROCESS:
As students arrive at school, they will:
Turn their phone and smartwatch on airplane mode or turn it off.
Place their phone and watch inside their pouch and secure it in the presence of school staff.
Store their pouch in their backpack for the day.
At the end of the day, students will unlock their pouch, remove their phone and watch, close their pouch and put their pouch in their backpack. Students must bring their pouch to school with them each day.
***Students arriving late or leaving early will pouch/unpouch their phones in the Attendance Office.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY:
Parents can contact the main offi ce or email their student on their OCUSD student email account. In the case of an emergency, we will immediately get your student from class.
VIOLATIONS:
If a student damages their pouch or is caught using their phone, Administration will collect the student’s pouch/phone and call home.
Repercussions for damaged pouches will be a $30 fee added to the student account. Examples of pouch damage include:
● Bent pin
● Ripped fabric
● Deep scratches on the lock exterior + green ring
● Intentional pen marks on the inside of the pouch
● Pin and button not fully recessing due to pin damage
Unauthorized phone use will include:
● First Offense: 1- 4 hour Saturday school with mandatory parent conference. If Saturday school is not attended without administration being notified, a day of ISS will be assigned in addition to the next Saturday school.
● Second Offense: 3-day out-of-school suspension
● Third Offense: 5-day out-of-school suspension
Forgotten Pouches
If a student forgets their pouch, their phone will be collected, and Administration will call home to remind the Parent of the policy. The phone will be returned to the student at dismissal. After two incidents where a student forgets their pouch, discipline will be issued, starting with a 1-day in-school suspension OR 4-hour Saturday school, with progressive discipline to follow.