Biloxi Public School District

New cell phone policy approved by the school board on February 14, 2006

Cellular phones, pagers, Walkmans, games, or other electronic devices                    Policy JGJ

To avoid interruptions to the instructional program, it is the policy of this school district that no cell phones, pagers, Walkmans, games, iPods, or other electronic devices shall be brought into the school building, with the exception of district-issued cell phones/pagers permitted to be used by district personnel in accordance with policy.

Such items brought into the school building in violation of this policy will be secured by the administration until released to the student's parent/guardian at the end of the school year.  Failure to comply will result in the student's placement on the discipline ladder.  There shall be no exceptions.

Note:  This policy is nearly identical to the district policy in effect prior to July 2005.  The policy from July 2005 to February 2006 permitted these items to be returned to parents/guardians, on the first offense, after 30 days.  Because of issues related to text messaging and photos taken by students with camera phones, this policy was revised in February 2006.