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Use of Technology

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Radios, stereo equipment, walkmans, electric games and devices, CD/tape players, iPods and the like may not be used during the school day unless for specific educational or recreational reasons. This also includes cell phones, beepers, and pagers. Cell phones used for photography will not be permitted. Students who use these devices during the school day for non-educational reasons will have the electronic device stored in the office for parental pickup. If students forget to leave their device at home, they can drop their device off in the office and pick it up at the end of the day to bring it back home with them. Cell phones must remain in the students backpack and turned off.

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Additionally, the legislature expanded their definition of harassment and bullying to include comments and actions done in text messages, email, or on Facebook. Act 58 enacted by the Vermont Legislature made changes to the definitions of harassment, bullying and the ability of schools to discipline students  for off-campus misconduct. Act 58 amended the definitions of harassment (16 V.S.A. § 11 (a) (26)(a)(Section 35)), and bullying (16 V.S.A. §11 (a)(32)(Section 36)) to include harassment and bullying “by electronic means.” The legislature added a provision that allows principals to suspend or expel students for misconduct not on school property, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored activity where the misconduct can be shown to pose a clear and substantial interference with another student’s right to access educational programs.