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Kaneland: No cell phones in class
May 28, 2009
By LINDA GIRARDI For The Beacon News
Kaneland High School students will have to leave their cell phone and Blackberry in their lockers, under a new student handbook policy effective for the 2009-2010 school year.
"We don't want students to be tempted to use their cell phones or have them accidentally go off and disrupt class because they forgot to turn them off," Assistant Principal Ian Smith said
Smith said there's the potential for students to take pictures and videos as well as share answers on tests and surf the Internet during class time.
"We want to minimize the possibility of this happening," Smith said.
Students currently are permitted to carry their cell phones around school so long as they remain turned off. School officials said cell phone use by students has increased, forcing them to reconsider the existing practice for electronic equipment.
Smith said all classrooms are equipped with land line telephones for emergencies. He said the Kane County Sheriff's Department has advised the district that they prefer not to receive a barrage of cell phone calls during emergencies.
The School Board authorized the cell phone restriction and violations for first, second and third offenses. For the first offense, a student is ordered to a one-hour detention and the cell phone is confiscated and returned at the end of the day.
For a second offense, a student is given a two-hour detention and the cell phone is returned to the parents. A student must go to Saturday school for the third offense and the cell phone is given to the parents.
Other new policies students will see in the handbook pertain to bandanas and class lanyards.
Kaneland High School students will not be permitted to wear bandanas or carry them in any visible way. School officials said there's the potential for the garment to be worn as an expression of gang affiliation.
Another new policy allows upperclassmen to wear an identification clip rather than wearing the class lanyard so long as the ID clips are properly displayed.
Officials said the new policies were developed through the high school and district discipline committees to encourage good behavior and address safety concerns.
Kaneland: No cell phones in class
May 28, 2009
By LINDA GIRARDI For The Beacon News
Kaneland High School students will have to leave their cell phone and Blackberry in their lockers, under a new student handbook policy effective for the 2009-2010 school year.
"We don't want students to be tempted to use their cell phones or have them accidentally go off and disrupt class because they forgot to turn them off," Assistant Principal Ian Smith said
Smith said there's the potential for students to take pictures and videos as well as share answers on tests and surf the Internet during class time.
"We want to minimize the possibility of this happening," Smith said.
Students currently are permitted to carry their cell phones around school so long as they remain turned off. School officials said cell phone use by students has increased, forcing them to reconsider the existing practice for electronic equipment.
Smith said all classrooms are equipped with land line telephones for emergencies. He said the Kane County Sheriff's Department has advised the district that they prefer not to receive a barrage of cell phone calls during emergencies.
The School Board authorized the cell phone restriction and violations for first, second and third offenses. For the first offense, a student is ordered to a one-hour detention and the cell phone is confiscated and returned at the end of the day.
For a second offense, a student is given a two-hour detention and the cell phone is returned to the parents. A student must go to Saturday school for the third offense and the cell phone is given to the parents.
Other new policies students will see in the handbook pertain to bandanas and class lanyards.
Kaneland High School students will not be permitted to wear bandanas or carry them in any visible way. School officials said there's the potential for the garment to be worn as an expression of gang affiliation.
Another new policy allows upperclassmen to wear an identification clip rather than wearing the class lanyard so long as the ID clips are properly displayed.
Officials said the new policies were developed through the high school and district discipline committees to encourage good behavior and address safety concerns.