Policy for Cell Phone and Personally Connected Devices

Per AB 3216 (Phone-Free School Act) signed by Governor Newsom in September 2024, all school districts must develop policies limiting or prohibiting phone use by July 1, 2026.

On May 28, 2025, the Board approved a policy that restricts cell phones to only be permitted before school, after school, and at lunch. This extends to all personally connected devices, including but not limited to:

• Tablets (e.g. IPads)
• Smart watches
• Earbuds/Earphones
• Laptops (beyond District-issued Chromebooks)

During class time, including Academy, all students shall place their phones into the “cell phone hotels”. They shall remain in the hotel until the end of the class. This shall include Academy.

During passing and brunch, cell phones shall be off (or on silent) in your backpack.

Enforcement of Cell Phones and Personally Connected Devices

In the classroom, teachers may remind students to put phones in the hotel. Otherwise, they may collect the phone for the remainder of the period or ask that office staff come retrieve the phone. If office staff retrieves the phone, a parent/guardian will be asked to come pick up the phone.

During passing periods and brunch, staff will ask students to put away or remove any personally connected devices. Repeated violation of this may result in the phone being confiscated and picked up by a parent/guardian.

Read more in the Full Student Handbook