Dear Parent / Carer,
I am writing to inform you of the guidelines that staff will be following regarding student’s use of mobile phones within Darton College.
Whilst we believe that mobile phones can be a valuable aid to learning at certain times during lessons, we have found that increasingly they are being used inappropriately.
Students at Darton are allowed to have a mobile phone with them whilst at College, however if students are found using a mobile phone in lessons, the member of staff will ask the student once to put the phone away. Non-compliance of this request or if the student is found using the phone again during that lesson, it will be confiscated by a member of staff.
In addition, if a student is using the phone for inappropriate means i.e. filming, taking pictures or texting / messaging without consent, or to access inappropriate materials the phone will be immediately confiscated.
Refusal to hand over a phone to a member of staff will result in the student having a mobile phone ban placed upon them for a fixed or permanent period of time.
If this happens, we will ensure that the phone is switched off and locked away in a safe place. The phone will only be returned to parents or carers during the following times:-
Monday – Friday mornings between 8.00 and 10.00 am.
Monday – Friday afternoons from 3.15 pm to 4.30 pm.
If the above times are not convenient, please telephone Darton College reception and we can arrange a suitably convenient time within the school day.
I hope that you understand the need for the College to have these guidelines and that these are made with the best interests of your son / daughter’s education in mind.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs S Rossides
Principal
