Cell Phones: Phones must be left in lockers all day. If students have a phone out, it will be confiscated and parents must pick it up at the school during school hours.

16 Cell Phone Rules for Use That Every Parent Should Consider for Their Child
By Janell Hoffman, [slightly edited]

 1. It is my phone. I bought it. I pay for it. I am loaning it to you. Aren't I the greatest?

 2. I will always know the password.

 3. If it rings, answer it. It is a phone. Say hello, use your manners. Do not ever ignore a phone call if the screen reads"Mom" or "Dad". Not ever.

 4. Hand the phone to one of your parents promptly at 8:00pm every school night & every weekend night at 10:00pm. It will be shut off for the night and turned on again after school.

 5. If it falls into the toilet, smashes on the ground, or vanishes into thin air, you are responsible for the replacement costs or repairs.

 6. Do not use this technology to lie, fool, or deceive another human being. Do not involve yourself in conversations that are hurtful to others. Be a good friend first and stay out of the crossfire.

 7. Do not text, email, or say anything through this device you would not say in person.

 8. No inappropriate content or websites.

 9. Turn it off, silence it, and put it away in public. Especially, in a restaurant, at the movies, or while speaking with another human being. You are not a rude person; do not allow the phone to change that.

 10.  Do not send or receive pictures of you or anyone else that might be considered inappropriate. Don't laugh. Someday you will be tempted to do this despite your high intelligence. It is risky and could ruin your teenage/college/adult life. It is always a bad idea. Cyberspace is vast and more powerful than you. And it’s hard to make anything of this magnitude disappear… including a bad reputation.

 11.  Don't take a zillion pictures and videos. There is no need to document everything. Live your experiences. They will be stored in your memory for eternity.

 12.  Your phone is not alive. It’s not an extension of you. Learn to live without it at times. Get over the fear of missing out.

 13.  Download music that is new or classic or different than your friends. Your generation has access to music like never before in history. Take advantage of that gift. Expand your horizons.

 14.  Play a game with words or puzzles or brain teasers every now and then.

 15.  Keep your eyes up. See the world happening around you. Stare out a window. Listen to the birds. Take a walk. Wonder…without having to Google.

 16.  You will mess up. I will take away your phone. We will sit down and talk about it. We will start over again. You & I, we are always learning. I am on your team. We are in this together.