CELLPHONE, PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE, & HEADPHONE/EARBUD POLICY 

All parents/guardians and students are required to sign the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for St. Paul High School at the beginning of the year. This is filed with student records. Please read that document carefully for full understanding of the policy that is abbreviated here. 

Anyone who is found with a cellphone, restricted or personal electronic device, or headphones/earbuds during the school hours, even if it is not being used, will have it confiscated.  Confiscated items will be given to the Dean of Students and a fine must be paid to retrieve the item(s) (cellphone or personal electronic device = $10, headphones or earbuds = $5).  Items may only be retrieved afterschool when the Dean of Students is available.  All fines must be paid to the Dean to Students or Main Office.

Violation Progression Policy

• Violation #1 = Pay the fine.
• Violation #2 = Pay the fine and serve 1 hour Afterschool Detention.
• Violation #3 = Pay the fine, serve a Saturday detention, and Parent/Guardian must retrieve the item.
• Violation #4 = Pay the fine, Student placed on Disciplinary Probation, serve Saturday Detention, and Parent/Guardian must retrieve item.
• Violation #5 = Suspension and Disciplinary Review Board with expulsion as an option.
  
   
  
  Refusal by a student to surrender any cellphone, personal electronic device, and/or headphones/earbuds will be subject to Suspension, Saturday Detention and/or Probation.

Electronic devices may be brought to a school class or activity under the following conditions: 

• electronic devices must be kept in the off position and out of public view from 8:00am until the end of the school day.
• no cell phones may be used for picture or video taking.
• no harassment or threatening of persons via an electronic device is permitted.
• electronic devices may not be used for game playing, internet or e-mail access, gambling or making purchases of any kind.
• electronic devices may not be used in any of the buildings at any time.
• when these devices disrupt classroom instruction time and the culprit does not admit guilt or is not detected by the teacher, the dean can confiscate the devices of all students in the vicinity of the disruption even though the device may have been hidden and turned off.
• those who violate any of the rules regarding electronics may forfeit their privileges of bringing any and all electronic devices to school. ​