From the start of Term 2, our College will be reinforcing the Victorian Government Mobile Phone policy. This means phones brought to school must be switched off and stored securely during the school day. At our College, this mean phones are in lockers from first bell to last bell.
Should a parent wish to contact a student urgently, the General Office will deliver messages to students as required.
Should a student wish to contact a parent urgently they can request use of an Assistant Principal or House Leader telephone.
Refusal to comply with reasonable instructions from staff will result additional consequences up to and including suspension.
Click here to access the Victorian Government Mobile Phone policy
Support for families
Talking about mobile phone use as a family is a great way to support safe and responsible technology use.
The eSafety Commissioner website has many resources for families, such as:
- Screen time for your child – 7 tips on how families can balance their time on and offline
- Online Safety – A guide for parents and carers is a great guide on how to tackle the big online issues
- Screen Smart Parent Tour – Provides advice on social media, screen time, personal information, cyber-bullying, stranger contact and inappropriate content.
Resources
- How smart is it to allow students to use mobile phones at school?
- ‘Schools need to react quickly': Education expert urges smartphone ban
- Smartphones and Cognition: A Review of Research Exploring the Links between Mobile Technology Habits and Cognitive Functioning
- The Mere Presence of Your Smartphone Reduces Brain Power, Study Shows
- Increases in Depressive Symptoms, Suicide-Related Outcomes, and Suicide Rates Among U.S. Adolescents After 2010 and Links to Increased New Media Screen Time
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