Oxnard School District recognizes the importance of technology, communication and collaboration for our students and provides individual devices for all students to be productive in the classroom. In recent years, personal cell phones and mobile devices have become an increasing distraction on all campuses. In an effort to keep the focus on academics and to reduce unnecessary distractions, the district enforces the following:

1. Students may possess cell phones, but they must be turned off or silenced when entering a school campus.
2. Cell phones and all mobile devices shall be kept in a student’s backpack – not in clothing pockets.
3. Cell phones are not allowed to be used anywhere on a school campus during the school day, including in classrooms, the library, or common areas and during lunch, recess, or transition times.
4. If a student needs to contact their parents/guardians during the school day, they are to come up to the office to use the phone. They should not contact parents/guardians via cell phone during the school day unless it is an emergency (student is not able to contact an adult on campus for assistance).
5. Students should not use a cell phone or other device with camera, video, or voice recording function in a way or under circumstances which infringe the privacy rights of other students or school staff.
6. Students shall not wear personal earbuds/Airpods at any time during the school day unless in testing or with the expressed authorization of the teacher for a specific academic activity.

Violations of this policy shall be subject to progressive discipline.

If a student’s electronic signaling device is issued or visible, the following steps will be taken:

• First offense: The student may pick up the device from the office after the final bell.
• Second offence: The student may pick up the device from the office after the final bell and parent/ guardian will be notified.
• Third offence: The parent/guardian must come to pick up the device from the office.
• All subsequent offenses: The confiscated device will be held by the school until a parent/guardian can pick it up, and an office detention will be assigned.

NO SHARING of cell phones is permitted.          

Cell phones and electronics will be collected and held during state testing.

iPads are for school use only.  Games are not to be accessed during school hours.  Social Network Apps (i.e. Facebook, Snapchat, KIK, Instagram, etc.) are not to be downloaded on any iPad.                            

All electronics are included in this policy.