• Personal devices brought to school must remain powered off and out of sight, including, but not limited to: smartphones, smartwatches, headphones for recreational use, and other personal devices.
   
• Devices are not to be used in restrooms or locker/changing rooms.
   
• Specific devices may be permitted only when authorized by staff for educational purposes.
   
• The school is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged personal devices.

Students with documented medical needs requiring personal smart devices may use them with prior approval from the school administration. Documentation from a medical provider may be required. Recommendations must be documented on a student's health care plan, 504 plan, and/or with the the student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP). The principal may approve emergency exceptions.

Corrective Actions/Interventions

School administrators and staff will implement corrective actions/interventions on a case-by-case basis. The following continuum will be used based upon an incident's severity, nature, and circumstances in accordance with Board Policy 7:190, Student Behavior.

• Instruct the student to return the device to their locker and/or secure location.
• Re-teach the expectations and the reasons the expectations exist.
• Provide a verbal warning from the teacher, staff, and/or a building administrator.
• Issue a parent notification and/or conference to teach/re-teach expectations.
• Hold the device for the school day in the classroom or Main Office; the parent/guardian must pick up the device from the Main Office.
• Restrict person device privileges.

Additional disciplinary actions/interventions may be taken depending on the incident.

School Day Expectations

• During the academic day, personal devices brought to school must remain powered off and out of sight, including, but not limited to, smartphones, smartwatches, headphones for recreational use, and other personal devices.
• Devices are not to be used in restrooms or locker/changing rooms.
• iPads will be allowed at lunch, however, there will be iPad-free areas in each lunchroom for students and families who wish to not use technology at lunch time.
• Certain devices may be permitted only when authorized by staff for educational purposes.

Students with documented medical needs requiring personal smart devices may use them with prior approval from the school administration. Documentation from a medical provider may be required. Recommendations must be documented on a student's health care plan, 504 plan, and/or with the student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP). The principal may approve emergency exceptions.

Corrective Actions/Interventions

School administrators and staff will implement corrective actions/interventions on a case-by-case basis after all students have reviewed the guidelines at the beginning of the school year. The following continuum will be used based upon an incident's severity, nature, and circumstances in accordance with Board Policy 7:190, Student Behavior.

• Staff holds the device until the end of the class period.
• Staff issues a parent notification and/or conference to teach/re-teach expectations.
• Administrator holds the device for the school day in the Main Office; the parent/guardian must pick up the device from the Main Office.
• Restrict personal device privileges.

Additional disciplinary actions/interventions may be taken depending on the incident.

School Day Expectations

• Personal devices (including, but not limited to: smartphones and smartwatches) must be:
  • Powered off and stored out of sight in designated phone pouches or lockers in all academic and support settings as directed by classroom teachers.
  • Not used in restrooms or locker rooms. Students are not permitted to carry devices when the classroom for the restroom.
  • Used only during non-class time (e.g. before school, lunch, passing periods, after school)
• The school is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged personal devices.
• Certain devices may be permitted only when authorized by staff for educational purposes.

Students with documented medical needs requiring personal smart devices may use them with prior approval from the school administration. Documentation from a medical provider may be required. Recommendations must be documented on a student's health care plan, 504 plan, and/or with the student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP). The principal may approve emergency exceptions.

Corrective Actions/Interventions
 

School administrators and staff will implement corrective actions/interventions on a case-by-case basis after all students have reviewed the guidelines at the beginning of the school year. The following continuum will be used based upon an incident's severity, nature, and circumstances in accordance with Board Policy 7:190, Student Behavior. 

• Staff holds the device until the end of the class period.
• Staff issues a parent notification and/or conference to teach/re-teach expectations.
• Administrator holds the device for the school day in Student Services; the parent/guardian must pick up the device from Student Services.
• Restrict personal device privileges.

Additional disciplinary actions/interventions may be taken depending on the incident.

Students can request to use a school phone in the main office if they need to contact home.

After the final bell, students will be allowed to use personal devices to communicate with family members, coordinate rides, or other purposes.

Elementary and middle school students should keep their phone or smartwatch in their lockers. High school students need to keep them tucked away during instructional time. If students don't have a backpack or jacket to utilize, each high school classroom will have a cell-phone holder with individual pouches to store devices.

Smartwatches that function like phones (texting, calls, social media) are also considered part of the guidelines and should not be used during instructional time.

Consequences can range from a verbal warning all the way up to, after multiple reminders, a student's device being held in the office until a parent/guardian comes to pick it up. Click above in the "What We Are Doing at School" tabs to see the escalation of consequences at each schooling level (elementary, middle, high school).

Research and district data show that phones are a major source of distraction, social stress, and disruption during the school day. These guidelines are intended to promote focus, learning, and well-being.

We recommend using the Screen Time feature on the Barrington 220-provided iPad devices. You can find step-by-step directions here, Screen Time.

Barrington 220 has used a web filtering system on the district network for at least the past 20 years. The district web filtering system now extends outside of the district on district-owned devices; however, families should continue to mentor and monitor their child’s online activity outside of school. 

A Mobile Device Management (MDM) system allows district leadership, in partnership with our technology support staff, to manage and secure our iPad and MacBook Air devices. The features offered by an MDM include deploying and updating apps, configuring settings, providing security policies, and remotely wiping devices if they are lost or stolen.

Beginning at the beginning of the school year, student access to YouTube will be blocked on school iPad devices. Students will no longer have open access to YouTube through the app or web browser. Instead, approved videos will be shared as part of classroom lessons through a filtered access system. The tool removes links to additional videos and prevents students from browsing other YouTube content.

This change is guided by our Social Media Awareness and Digital Citizenship (SMADC) work and aligns with our Framework 220 goals. Our aim is to preserve the educational value of video content while minimizing the distractions, inappropriate material, and unhealthy screen habits that may come with unrestricted access.
 

Under these new guidelines, students will still have access to all educational videos they need, as staff will be able to connect students with multimedia content needed to complete their assignments.