Mount Ida School District

Mount Ida School District

 

Bell-to-Bell Cell Phone Policy

Effective: 2025-2026 School Year

In accordance with Arkansas Senate Bill 142 (Bell to Bell, No Cell Act)

 

Purpose:

To maintain a focused and respectful learning environment, student use of personal electronic devices is

restricted during the school day, with limited exceptions.

 

Electronic Devices include, but are not limited to:

 

• Cell Phones

• Smart Watches

• Ear Buds or Headphones

• Tablets

• Personal Laptops or Computers

• Any device that sends, receives, or records images, audio, video, or data

 

Policy Guidelines:

• Students must keep personal devices powered off or on airplane mode from the first bell to the
  last bell of school.
• Devices may remain in student's vehicles, lockers, or the school office, but students should not
  have them in their possession during school hours. This includes all areas of school
  (classrooms, bathrooms, hallways, cafeteria, gyms, fields, etc.).
• Students may have them in their possession before and/or after school hours.
• Personal device use is only allowed:

• For health accommodations in an IEP or 504 Plan.
• In emergencies as defined by school safety procedures.
• During extracurricular after-school activities.

Policy Violations:

 

1st Offense	Device is Confiscated, Parent Notified, Return to Student at the End of Day, l Day of Detention
2nd Offense	Device is Confiscated, Parent Must Pick Up, Device Checked in to Office Daily, 1 Day of ISS
3rd Offense	Device is Confiscated, Parent Must Pick Up, Device Not Permitted on Campus, 3 Days of ISS
4th Offense and Beyond	Device is Confiscated, Parent Must Pick Up, Parent/Administration/SRO Conference, 2 Days of OSS and 2 Days of ISS

 

Instructional Use Protocol:

 

The student is enrolled in an endorsed concurrent enrollment course at an institution of higher

education, and the use of the personal electronic device is necessary in order to utilize

two-factor authentication to access course work and resources for the endorsed concurrent

enrollment course. The use of the personal electronic device shall be limited to the time

necessary to complete the two-factor authentication process.