Livonia High School

STATE OF LOUISIANA (LOUISIANA LAW)

LA Rev. Stat. § 17:239 Prohibition against unauthorized use of electronic telecommunication devices; exceptions; penalties

A. Effective beginning with the 2003-2004 school year and thereafter, no student, unless authorized by the school principal or his designee shall use or operate any electronic telecommunication device including any facsimile system, radio paging service, mobile telephone service, intercom, or electro-mechanical paging system in any public elementary or secondary school building or on the grounds thereof or in any school bus used to transport public school students.

B. A violation of the provisions of Subsection A of this Section may be grounds for disciplinary action by the school system, including but not limited to suspension from school.

C. Nothing in this Section shall affect the conduct of law enforcement activities including the use of electronic detection devices, dogs, or other means of conducting searches for weapons, drugs, or other contraband in whatever manner is otherwise permitted by law and consistent with local school board policy.

D. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the use and operation by any person, including students, of any electronic telecommunication device described in Subsection A of this Section in the event of an emergency. Emergency means an actual or imminent threat to public health or safety which may result in loss of life, injury, or property damage.

Acts 1989, No. 526, §1; Acts 2003, No. 927, §1, eff. August 1, 2003.

DISTRICT POLICY (POINTE COUPEE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD)

FILE: JCDAE

ELECTRONIC TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES

No student, unless authorized by the school principal or his/her designee, shall possess, use, or operate any electronic telecommunication device, including any facsimile system, radio paging service, mobile telephone service, intercom, or electro-mechanical paging system in any elementary or secondary school building, or on the grounds thereof during regular school hours, or in any school bus used to transport public school students. Additionally, camera phones with video and/or still photography capabilities, voice-recording capabilities, or future technological improvements and/or equivalent equipment may not be used unless authorized by the principal or his/her designee. A violation of these provisions may be grounds for disciplinary action, including but not limited to, expulsion from school.

Electronic telecommunication devices may be left in personal vehicles.

The School Board shall not be responsible for any electronic devices, including cell phones, lost or damaged while on School Board property.

Nothing shall prohibit the use and operation by any person, including students, of any electronic telecommunication device in the event of an emergency. Emergency shall mean an actual or imminent threat to public health or safety which may result in loss of life, injury, or property damage.

Consequences

The electronic telecommunication device will be confiscated and held by the school administration until the student’s parent or guardian retrieves the device or until the student has completed his/her disciplinary consequence.

The student shall be assigned to the Saturday School for possession of a prohibited electronic telecommunications device.

A student who uses a cell phone or other electronic device to video or photograph another student, or students, shall be subjected to a disciplinary consequence up to and including expulsion.

OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Students are not allowed to use the following electronic items during class time: non-school related electronic devices including but not limited to iPods, disc players or game devices, etc.

Consequences:

Non-school related electronic devices will be confiscated if they are used in class. Confiscated electronic items will only be returned to parents at the discretion of the administration.

Revised: August 2003
Revised: July 2004
Revised: January 2007
Revised: July 24, 2014
Revised: December 17, 2015
Revised: October 26, 2017

Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 17:239, 17:416, 17:416.1

Board minutes, 09-25-2003, 07-22-2004, 04-28-2005, 07-24-2014, 12-17-2015, 10-26-2017