Use of Personal Cell Phones, P.D.A.s and other Electronic Communication Devices *
While on school property, participating in an extracurricular activity or attending a school event or activity, students may not use cell phones, PDAs or other electronic communications devices to bully, harass, demean, or degrade other students, school staff, teachers, administrators, or other members of the community. In addition, use of electronic communications devices in a way that threatens or otherwise interferes with the District's ability to effectively educate students is strictly prohibited, regardless of whether that use occurs on or off school property. While on school property, participating in an extracurricular activity or attending a school event or activity, students are also prohibited from using a cell phone, PDA or other electronic communications device to send, receive, download or store any image in which a person is partially or completely nude. A male is considered "partially or completely nude" if any part of his genital area or buttocks is exposed and a female is considered "partially or completely nude" if any part of her genital area, buttocks, or breast(s) is exposed. Please be aware that sending, receiving, downloading or storing these images can have extremely serious and life-changing consequences. Students caught with nude or partially nude pictures of underage people could face felony child pornography charges, and Michigan law may require their expulsion. Also, if convicted, the student could be forced to serve time in prison/juvenile detention and would be required to register as a sex offender. Please be aware that any cellular phone, PDA or other electronic device brought onto school property or to a school activity or event may be searched by school personnel if the district has a reasonable suspicion that the student has violated this policy. A student who violates this policy will be subject to discipline, up to and including expulsion.