Lewisburg Area School District Policies	Printable version
237 Electronic Devices 237. ELECTRONIC DEVICES The Board adopts this policy in order to maintain an educational environment that is safe and secure for district students and employees. Electronic devices shall include all devices that can take photographs; record audio or video data; store, transmit or receive messages or images; or provide a wireless, unfiltered connection to the Internet. Examples of these electronic devices include, but shall not be limited to, radios, walkmans, CD players, iPods, MP3 players, DVD players, handheld game consoles, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), cellular telephones, BlackBerries, and laptop computers, as well as any new technology developed with similar capabilities. The Board prohibits use of electronic devices by students as described in the student handbook and approved by the Board annually. The Board prohibits possession of laser pointers and attachments and telephone paging devices/beepers by students in district buildings; on district property; on district buses and vehicles; and at school-sponsored activities. The district shall not be liable for the loss, damage or misuse of any electronic device. Electronic Images And Photographs The Board prohibits the taking, storing, disseminating, transferring, viewing, or sharing of obscene, pornographic, lewd, or otherwise illegal images or photographs, whether by electronic data transfer or other means, including but not limited to texting and emailing. Because such violations may constitute a crime under state and/or federal law, the district may report such conduct to state and/or federal law enforcement agencies. Off-Campus Activities This policy shall also apply to student conduct that occurs off school property and would otherwise violate the Code of Student Conduct if any of the following circumstances exist: 1. The conduct occurs during the time the student is traveling to and from school or traveling to and from school-sponsored activities, whether or not via school district furnished transportation. 2. The student is a member of an extracurricular activity and has been notified that particular off-campus conduct could result in exclusion from such activities. 3. Student expression or conduct materially and substantially disrupts the operations of the school, or the administration reasonably anticipates that the expression or conduct is likely to materially and substantially disrupt the operations of the school. 4. The conduct has a direct nexus to attendance at school or a school-sponsored activity, for example, a transaction conducted outside of school pursuant to an agreement made in school, that would violate the Code of Student Conduct if conducted in school. 5. The conduct involves the theft or vandalism of school property. 6. There is otherwise a nexus between the proximity or timing of the conduct in relation to the student's attendance at school or school-sponsored activities. The Superintendent or designee shall annually notify students, parents/guardians and employees about the Board’s electronic device policy. The Superintendent or designee shall develop administrative regulations to implement this policy. Violations of this policy by a student shall result in disciplinary action and shall result in confiscation of the electronic device. Exceptions The building administrator may grant approval for possession and use of an electronic device by a student for the following reasons: 1. Health, safety or emergency reasons. 2. An individualized education program (IEP). 3. Classroom or instructional-related activities. 4. Other reasons determined appropriate by the building principal. The building administrator may grant approval for possession and use of a telephone paging device/beeper by a student for the following reasons: 1. Student is a member of a volunteer fire company, ambulance or rescue squad. 2. Student has a need due to the medical condition of an immediate family member. 3. Other reasons determined appropriate by the building principal. References: School Code – 24 P.S. Sec. 510, 1317.1 Board Policy – 113, 122, 123, 218, 226, 233, 815