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December 2, 2024
Dear Whitney M. Young Parents and Families,
Hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving holiday. As we have seen an increase in the number of scholars bringing their personal tablets (i.e. IPADS or Android) to school, this needs to be addressed as the Personal Cell Phone and Electronic Policy, located on page nine of the Student Rights and Responsibilities: Student Code of Conduct handbook, which is provided to all Cleveland Metropolitan School District families, has specific perimeters regarding this matter.
According to the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Student Rights and Responsibilities: Student Code of Conduct handbook, “to maintain a secure and orderly learning environment, students who choose to bring a personal cell phone or electronic device to school will have their phone/device subject to collection and /or storage during the student school day.”
Moving forwards, when scholars enter the school building at the beginning of the day, they are expected to use the Yondr Pouch for their cell phones and place the Yondr Pouch in their lockers, cubbies or bookbags as well as lock their IPADS up in their lockers as well.
In addition, the student handbook also states the following: “any student who fails to follow the school’s cell phone or similar device storage process of who chooses to use a cell hone phone or electronic device during the school day in violation of this policy may be subject to the following:
- Written notification to the student’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian by the building administrator, and/or…
- Confiscation of the cell phone or electronic device until the end of the school day or until the student’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian comes to the school to retrieve the cell phone or electronic device.
Refusal to turn in or store a cellular phone or electronic device to school personnel attempting to collect, store, or confiscate it pursuant to this policy constitutes a Level 2I offense. Repeated or chronic violations of the cell phone and electronic device acceptable use policy constitutes a 2Q offense.
Thank you for your attention to this matter so that we can ensure our school is focused on providing rigorous lessons in which the culture allows scholars to focus on not only learning the material but retaining it for the betterment of their future.
Sincerely,
The Whitney M. Young Administration Team
(Mrs. Bias-Principal, Mrs. Dykstra-Assistant Principal, and Mr. McFarland-Dean of Engagement)
