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Electronic Devices

Acceptable Use Guidelines

Electronic devices include smart phones, iPods, tablets, laptops, game systems, smart watches, ear buds and any other portable communication tool. Such devices should always be operated in the silent/vibrate mode.

  • Instructional time is when a student is assigned to a classroom teacher.
  • Non-instructional time is when a student is not assigned to a classroom teacher. (Class change, before school, after school and lunch

For safety reasons only one ear bud may be used during GREEN TIME. Headphones, personal speakers, backpack speakers etc. are NOT permitted on campus.

Items used during RED TIME are subject to immediate confiscation. Students must see their A.P. to retrieve confiscated items.

Teachers have discretion in their classes to allow electronic devices as an instructional tool.

CFISD Code of Conduct: All electronic devices being used during the red times will be confiscated, in accordance with Texas Education Code Section 37.082, the device will be confiscated and returned to the owner after a $15.00 administrative fee is collected. A student’s parent, guardian, or non-student owner may pick up the device after showing proof of ownership. Failure to relinquish the communication device to school personnel when asked to do so or repeated violations may result in additional disciplinary action, including confiscation of the device for a period of time up to the remainder of the school year.

District personnel will not assume responsibility for damaged, lost or stolen items. CFISD Police Department will not investigate or file theft reports for students or parents for the loss of electronic devices.

Contents of cell phones may be reviewed and searched by administration if there exists a reasonable suspicion that it may have been used in an activity prohibited by the Code of Conduct. Examples of reasonable suspicion can include, but are not limited to: cheating, cyber bullying, sexting, inappropriate photos/ videos; and unauthorized video and/or audio recordings of district personnel.