LCJVS Implements Student Cell Phone Restriction Policy Effective School Year 2024-25
Oberlin, OH – At Lorain County School Joint Vocational School (LCJVS), it is our mission to create and sustain a welcoming, safe, and academically enriched environment for students, while maintaining the best conditions for staff to support students. Student cell phone use at school has been identified as a tremendous detriment to meeting that goal. Cell phones are designed to capture users’ attention through alerts, social media, and instant communication – leading to distractions – and causing interruption to the students’ ability to focus. These variables create a lasting, negative impact on school culture, social interaction, and academic learning progress. To align and maintain compliance with Ohio Department of Education and Workforce’s Cell Phone in Schools: Model Policy, LCJVS has implemented a district-wide limited student cell phone usage policy.
Since school year 2016-2017, digital learning devices have been made accessible to all students – every student is provided with an Apple iPad or some type of digital learning tool. Effective August 26, 2024, LCJVS prohibits the use of student cell phones in the classroom and academic learning spaces, including the nurse’s office, student services, and administrative offices (and activities that require a pass, E.g., restroom or office visit). Students will use cell phone lockers in these designated areas; students will place their phone in the locker upon entering the academic space and will have access to their phone when the period concludes – the student will remove their phone from the locker. Student cell phone usage will be made available during transitional periods throughout the day.
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