To promote respect for the dignity of all members of our school community and to enhance student achievement and safety, the use of a PED is strictly prohibited in the school (including portables) or during school related activities (such as retreats, field trips, sports events, etc.).

Failure to comply with this policy may result in the confiscation of the PED and/or disciplinary action as outlined in the Catholic Code of Conduct 2001. The school and the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board assume no responsibility for the loss, recovery, repair or replacement for any PED brought onto school property. School Administration will not spend time to locate these prohibited items if they are lost or stolen.

It is the policy of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board that PEDs are to be kept out-of-sight, turned off and not used within school premises or during school sanctioned events. To prevent the loss or damage of PEDs, the school encourages students to leave their PEDs at home or in their lockers.

GENERAL DEFINITION OF A PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE (PED)

Personal Electronic Devices (PEDs) are Wireless and/or Portable Electronic Handheld Equipment that include, but are not limited to, existing and emerging Mobile Communication Systems and Smart Technologies (cell phones, smartphones, walkie-talkies, pagers, etc.), Portable Internet Devices (mobile managers, mobile messengers, BlackberryTM Handsets, etc.), PDAs (Palm® organizers, pocket PCs, etc.). Handheld Entertainment Systems (video games, CD players, compact DVD players, MP3 players, iPods©, WalkmenTM , etc.), digital or film Cameras, digital or analogue Audio Recorders or Video Recorders (tape recorders, camcorders, etc.), Spy Gadgets (spy cameras, covert listening devices, etc.), and any other Convergent Communication Technologies that do any number of the previously mentioned functions.

PEDs also include any current or emerging Wireless Handheld Technologies or Portable IT Systems that can be used for the purpose of communication, entertainment, data management, word processing, wireless internet access, image capture/recording, sound recording and information transmitting/receiving/storing, etc.

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