Assumption Parish Electronic Telecommunication Device Policy

Due to the enactment of new Louisiana law Act 313 which states:

“Effective beginning with the 2024-2025 school year and thereafter, no student shall possess, on his/her person, an electronic telecommunication device throughout the instructional day. If a student brings an electronic telecommunication device in any public elementary or secondary school building or on the grounds thereof during an instructional day, the electronic device shall either be turned off and properly stowed away for the duration of the instructional day or prohibited from being turned on and used during the instructional day.”

In accordance with the Louisiana Law, Act 313 for the 2024-2025 school year, APS students will not be allowed to use their cell phones, smartwatches, bluetooth headphones, this includes cell phones being seen or heard, during the school day. We know that pursuing rigorous academic learning requires deliberate focus, academic engagement, and face-to-face interaction with peers and educators. Cell phone access interferes with all of these areas and activities.

Students will be required to leave their electronic telecommunication devices at home or their electronic telecommunication devices must be turned off and placed in the student’s school bag for the entirety of the school day. This will be strictly enforced from the time the student arrives on campus (gets out of cars/buses) until dismissal (leaves campus). Please understand students will not be allowed to text or call parents from their cell phones during school hours. In the event they need to reach you to communicate important information, they will be allowed to use the office phone.

The consequences for electronic telecommunication device violations are as follows:

1st Offense: Minor infraction, verbal warning, and parent notified.
2nd Offense: Minor infraction, device confiscated by administration, and parent is contacted to pick up the device.
3rd Offense: Major infraction, phone confiscated by administration, and parent is contacted to pick up the device. See the Code of Conduct for disciplinary action.
4th Offense: Major infraction, phone confiscated by administration, and parent is contacted to pick up the device. See the Code of Conduct for disciplinary action. An electronic telecommunication device ban will be applied for the remainder of the school year.

Refusal to surrender the electronic telecommunication device will result in an automatic major referral.

If there is an emergency, parents can call the office at the school their child attends. Thanks for your understanding and support with this matter.