Cell Phone Policy

Rosemount High School’s Cell Phone Policy is supported by State Legislation requiring high school students having limited access to cell phone use during the school day. Rosemount High School recommends students keep personal cell phones and other personal devices at home. These include: Airpods, Smart Watches, personal laptops/iPads, and so forth. 

If brought to school, phones/personal devices should be kept out of sight, preferably locked in a locker. Students who bring cell phones and other personal devices to school do so at their own risk. Rosemount High School assumes no responsibility for theft, loss, or damage of a phone or personal electronic device brought to school and will not assume responsibility for investigating loss or theft of such items.

Required by the State Legislation, students are permitted to use cell phones during passing time, during lunch, and only when permitted by their teacher during class time. Students should never use phones/personal devices in parts of the school where there is an expectation of privacy. Use in restrooms and locker rooms is strictly prohibited. Teachers will direct students to keep their cell phone in the phone caddy, AirPods/headphones, or other personal devices in their backpack during class time. All teachers will require students to place their cell phones in a phone caddy at the beginning of the class hour. Failure to comply will result in disciplinary consequences.

Phone Caddy’s Required by All Teachers

Teachers will direct students to place their cell phones in a phone caddy at the beginning of the period. Students are expected to be fully compliant with the teachers directive. Parents are asked to refrain from calling/texting their children during the school day as this is very disruptive. 

Why a Cell Phone Process?

Teachers have been using valuable instructional time asking students to focus and put away their devices. Developmentally, we have found our high school students need more guidance and direction in using their devices appropriately and apps, like Snapchat, are too often pulling their attention away from the lesson in front of them. 

Further, we have seen an escalating number of conflicts arising from the inappropriate use of personal cellular devices due to choices made on social media and text. These conflicts flood the school environment and consume school resources. The goal is for students to take advantage of the expansive learning opportunities available to them daily. 

Classroom Intervention Strategies

These strategies offer opportunities to increase structure, positive adult feedback, and school-to-home communication. This is a progressive discipline model. After a student has surpassed “Intervention Strategy 3”, the student will be referred directly to Administration.

1. Intervention Strategy 1 (Teacher)

Warning (remind the student of the classroom expectations and redirect the student to secure the device(s) out of sight. 

2. Intervention Strategy 2 (Teacher)

Confiscate cell phone until the end of the hour (remind the student of classroom expectations and re-teach the classroom expectations as needed). 

3. Intervention Strategy 3 (Teacher - Complete Step A and B)

A. Confiscate the cell phone until the end of the day. Teacher has the option to have the phone turned in to the Assistant Principal’s Office. Communicate the name of the student with Campus Security and Julie Whelan if you are sending the phone to the Assistant Principal’s Office to be held. 

 

Note: Any phones confiscated 6th or 7th hour will carry-over to the next day. Instruct student to drop phone off at the Assistant Principal’s Office before school the next morning. Communicate the name of the student with the Assistant Principal Secretary, Julie Whelan and Campus Security to let them know the student will drop it off  at the Assistant Principal’s Office  the next day. 

B. In addition, the teacher makes phone call/email communication home regarding phone violations, and the student serves 30 minute detention with the teacher or in the Assistant Principal’s Office. The teacher will CC Ms. Whelan and Campus Security  if detention is needed to be assigned to the student. The teacher will not CC them if the teacher wishes to host the detention.

4. Intervention Strategy 4 (Teacher and Administration)

Teacher:

• Staff confiscate the cell phone and bring it to Administration.
• Submit referral and list interventions utilized in Campus. 

Administration:

• Phone call home to parent/guardian to pick up the cell phone. 

• Phone not permitted at school for up to 5-days, plus communication sent to ALL classroom teachers. 

• Student serves 3-days detention with a teacher or in the Assistant Principal’s Office (teacher preference). 

5. Intervention Strategy 5 (Teacher and Administration)

Teacher:

• Staff confiscate the cell phone and bring it to the Administration.
• Submit referral and list interventions utilized in Campus. 

Administration:

• Phone call home to parent/guardian to pick up the cell phone. 

• Phone not permitted at school for up to 45-days, plus communication sent to ALL classroom teachers. 

• Student serves 3-days detention with a teacher or in the Assistant Principal’s Office (teacher preference). 

More information regarding School Policy and Practice can be found in the RHS Student Handbook.