Students and Parents----We ask that you take the time to review the guidelines listed below regarding the use of electronic items during school.
In accordance with GCPS policy, local school principals can set guidelines for the use of cell phones and/or electronic items on school grounds. Grayson High School’s first priority is to have an interruption-free and distraction-free learning environment for all students, teachers and staff. Many of us have been interrupted in conversations, meetings, concerts, and other venues with cell phones/electronic items, and the frustration of these disruptions will not be allowed to occur in our high school.
Please be aware of the following Grayson High guidelines for the upcoming school year:
1. Cell phones/pagers must be turned off and kept out of sight during the school day. This applies to instructional and non-instructional times such as lunch, class change, etc. (Please note that simply turning a phone or pager to silent does not comply with this guideline). Your child will need to secure their cell phone and/or pager, during the day, in their locker, car, purse or backpack. Cell phones and/or pagers may not be displayed on a student’s person and/or backpack, purse, etc. during the school day. Grayson High has phones available in school offices during the school day for students to use for appropriate phone conversations.
2. Cell phones/pagers are not to be used on the bus ride to or from school.
3. Radios, tape/CD/DVD players, IPods/MP3s, PSPs, Palms, walkmans, earphones, laptops, etc. are not to be used during instructional or non-instructional times such as lunch, class change, etc. Your child will need to secure these items during the day in their locker, car, purse or backpack. These items may not be displayed on a student’s person and/or backpack, purse, etc. during the school day.
Parents, we ask that you carefully consider whether or not your child needs to have any of these items at school. Should your child bring any of these items to school, please be aware that there is some risk that they may be stolen from or lost/misplaced by your child. The school cannot be responsible for replacing a lost or stolen item.
Failure to follow school procedures regarding electronic devices will result in appropriate disciplinary action by the school administration, which can include, but is not limited to the confiscation of the item(s) that will have to be picked up by a parent/guardian from the school. Repeated infractions may lead to further disciplinary consequences.
Please assist the school’s administration by following the guidelines and carefully consider your child’s need for these items at school.
