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Prohibitions on the Use of Cellular Phones and Other Electronics

In North Carolina, public schools are now required to implement policies that restrict student cell phone use during instructional time. This means students generally cannot use, display, or have their cell phones turned on during class time. Use of any Portable Electronic Device for PGSA students, examples of which include but are not limited to cellular phones and Beats or other wireless earpods, is not permitted during the instructional day. School personnel will confiscate a student’s cell phone, headphones, earpods or electronic device if it is being used by the student during the instructional day.  The faculty/staff member who confiscates the cell phone or electronic device will handover the device to the grade level administrator. The confiscated cell phone or electronic device will only be returned to an authorized parent/guardian. The school will not be responsible for lost or stolen cell phones or electronic devices when in student’s possession. There are two exceptions to this rule; first, if the use of headphones or an electronic device are part of a child’s educational plan then they will be allowed to use them during instructional time. The second exception is that high school students will be allowed to use the cell phone during their lunch time.