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Electronic Equipment
Electronic Equipment 
 
While in some instances that possession and use of electronic equipment or devices by a student at school may be appropriate, often the possession and use of such equipment or devices by students at school can have the effect of distracting, disrupting and/or intimidating others in the school environment and leading to opportunities for academic dishonesty and other disruptions of the educational process. Consequently, the Board of Education will supply any electronic equipment or devices necessary for participation in the educational program. Students shall not use or possess any electronic equipment or devices on school property or at any school-sponsored activity without the permission of the principal.

Examples of prohibited devices include, but are not limited to:

  1. Personal digital assistants (PDAs),
     

  2. Lasers,
     

  3. Laser pens or pointers,
     

  4. Radios,
     

  5. "Boom Boxes",
     

  6. Portable CD/MP3 players,
     

  7. Portable TV's,
     

  8. Electronic games/toys,
     

  9. Pagers/beepers, other paging devices,
     

  10. Recording devices or other devices with one- or two-way audio communication technology.

Students may use the following electronic equipment/devices on school property for an educational or instructional purpose (e.g. taking notes, recording a class lecture, writing papers) with the teacher's permission and supervision: 

  1. Cameras (photographic and/or video)
     

  2. Laptops
     

  3. Tablets (e.g., iPad-like devices)
     

  4. Smartphones
     

  5. e-Readers (e.g., Kindle-like devices)
     

  6. Personal digital assistants (PDAs)
     

  7. Portable CD/MP3 players with headphones
     

Students may use the following electronic equipment/devices while riding to and from school on a school bus or other vehicle provided by the Board or on a school bus or Board-provided vehicle during school-sponsored activities at the discretion of the bus driver, classroom teacher, sponsor/advisor/coach, or building principal:

  1. Tablets (e.g., iPad-like devices)
     

  2. Smartphones