EXCLUSION
OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN SCHOOL
A
pupil is not permitted to have turned on or use an Electronic Communication and
Recording Device (ECRD) on school grounds during the school day or when the
pupil is participating in a curricular or school-sponsored co-curricular
activity
Please
see Policy #5516 below:
POLICY Hampton
Township
Board
of Education
5516- REMOTELY
ACTIVATING COMMUNICATION DEVICES - PAGERS & CELLULAR TELEPHONES
Date Created: November, 2002
Date Edited: October, 2010
The Board of Education believes
pupils and/or school staff members should not be subject to having a video or
audio recording taken of any pupil(s) or school staff member(s) for any purpose
without the consent of the pupil, the pupil’s parent or guardian, and/or the
school staff member. In addition to protecting the privacy rights of
pupils and school staff members, the Board recognizes such recordings can be
disruptive to the educational program. In addition, inappropriate recordings
of educational material, pupil assessment instruments, and/or pupil assessment
reviews can be used to compromise the integrity of the district’s educational
program or lead to academic dishonesty in the event such recordings are stored
and/or transmitted to other pupils. Therefore, the Board of Education
adopts this Policy regarding pupil use of electronic communication and
recording devices.
“Electronic communication and
recording device (ECRD)” includes any device with the capability to audio or
video record or is capable of receiving or transmitting any type of
communication between persons. An ECRD includes, but is not limited to,
cameras, cellular and wireless telephones, pagers/beepers, laptop computers,
electronic readers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), two-way radios,
portable fax machines, video broadcasting devices, and any other device that
allows a person to record and/or transmit, on either a real time or delayed
basis, sound, video or still images, text, or other information.
A pupil is not permitted to have
turned on or use an ECRD on school grounds during the school day, including
the school bus, or when the pupil is participating in a curricular or
school-sponsored co-curricular activity. No games and musical electronic
devices such as IPods are allowed in school or on the school buses. A
pupil’s personal ECRD may only be used on school grounds with the permission of
a school staff member supervising the pupil in a curricular or school-sponsored
co-curricular activity. Any audio and/or video recording by a pupil using
their personal ECRD with permission of a school staff member while
participating in a curricular or school-sponsored activity where other pupils
or staff members are present shall require the permission for such recording from
any other pupil and their parents or guardians and/or staff members whose voice
or image is to be recorded. This Policy is not intended to prohibit
appropriate use of electronic devices for authorized or approved official
curricular or school-sponsored co-curricular activities such as yearbook
photographs, staff member/teacher-directed and approved activities, classroom
presentations, and athletic events and drama production filming. A pupil
authorized or approved to use an ECRD may not use an ECRD to access internet
sites or view information or internet-based material that is inappropriate or
would be blocked from pupil access by the school district’s acceptable use of
computers and networks policy.
For the purposes of this policy,
“school grounds” means and includes land, portions of land, structures,
buildings, buses used for school activities, and structures that support these
buildings, including, but not limited to, administrative buildings, kitchens,
maintenance shops, and garages. “School grounds” also includes other
facilities as defined in N.J.A.C. 6A:26-1.2, playgrounds, and other
recreational places owned by the local municipalities, private entities, or
other individuals during those times when the school district has exclusive use
of a portion of such land.
An ECRD used in violation of this
Policy will be confiscated by a school staff member or Principal or designee
and the pupil will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action, which will
include:
In the event the student loses ECRD,
or has a threatening or inappropriate message on the device, it will not be the
responsibility of the school administration to investigate said issues. The
responsibility for the safety, security, and information founds on this ECRD
will rest solely with the student and parent/guardian.
A pupil shall not bring or possess
any remotely activated paging device on any school grounds, including on a
school bus or at a school-sponsored function, at any time and regardless of
whether school is in session or other persons are present without the express
written permission of the CSA or Principal. The pupil must submit a written
request and establish to the satisfaction of the CSA or Principal a reasonable
basis for the possession of the device. The written request must include
the purpose for the pupil possessing and/or bringing the device on school
property and the date or dates in which the pupil requests to possess and/or
bring the device on school property. The written request must also
include the date in which the pupil will no longer need to bring and/or possess
the device on school property.
The CSA or Principal, upon reviewing
the request from the pupil, will make a determination. The determination
will be in writing and if approved, written
permission for the pupil to bring and/or possess a remotely activating paging
device will be provided to the pupil. Permission will only be provided
for a specific time period.
The pupil must submit a
new request if the time in which permission is given to bring and/or possess a
device expires. The pupil that is granted
permission to possess and/or bring the device must be in the possession of the
device at all times. The Principal or designee shall immediately notify
the Superintendent of Schools and the appropriate criminal justice or juvenile
justice agency if a pupil brings or possesses a remotely activated paging
device in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:16-5.8 and this Policy.
N.J.S.A. 2C:33-19
N.J.A.C. 6A:16-5.8
Adopted: 20 November 2002
Revised: 28 October 2010