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Cell Phone and Personal Device Expectations
III . Student Responsibilities
Overview : Enfield High School prohibits the use of cell phones and other personal smart devices in the classroom during the class period . This is to improve student focus , academic achievement , and wellbeing . Student misuse of cell phones in the classroom negatively impacts their ability to focus and succeed in the classroom . Rationale : While technology can be an excellent tool for supporting authentic learning experiences , we are finding that inappropriate use of personal devices can be detrimental to student wellbeing and academic performance .
EHS Cell Phone / Personal Device Rules & Regulations ➔ Use of personal cell phones and devices are permitted during passing time , students ’ assigned lunch period , and Eagle Block ( if permitted by teacher )
➔ Use of personal cell phones , headphones , and other personal devices are not permitted during class time . This includes when the student uses the pass during class time .
➔ Personal cell phones and devices should be out of sight and not in use when students are in class .
Attendance / Excuses / Dismissal P5113
Attendance
Connecticut state law requires parents to cause their children , ages five through eighteen inclusive , to attend school regularly during the hours and terms the public school is in session . Parents or persons having control of a child five ( 5 ) years of age have the option of not sending the child to school until ages six or seven . Mandatory attendance terminates upon graduation or withdrawal with written parent / guardian consent at age seventeen .
A student is considered to be “ in attendance ” if present at his / her assigned school , or an activity sponsored by the school ( e . g ., field trip ), for at least half of the regular school day . A student who is serving an out-ofschool suspension or expulsion should always be considered absent . A student not meeting the definition of “ in attendance ” shall be considered absent .
Classroom learning experiences are the basis for public school education . Time lost from class is lost instructional opportunity . The Board of Education requires that accurate records be kept of the attendance of each child , and students should not be absent from school without parental knowledge and consent .
Definitions ( related to chronic absenteeism )
Chronically absent child : An enrolled student whose total number of absences at any time during a school year is equal to or greater than ten percent of the total number of days that such student has been enrolled at such school during such school year .
Absence : An excused absence , unexcused absence or disciplinary absence , as those terms are defined by the State Board of Education pursuant to C . G . S . 10-198b .
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