For the 2024-2025 school year, Manassas Park High School will have a cellphone-free learning environment in our classrooms and learning spaces. We understand this is a significant change. Please see important information below that will go into effect on the first day of school, Monday, August 19, 2024.
MPHS Cell Phone and Wireless Communication Devices
The use of communication devices by students during instructional time is prohibited. All personal wireless communication devices, including earbuds, must be turned off and stored away during instructional time and spaces. Unless previously authorized, personal devices should not be visible, audible, or in-use during instructional time and spaces. Instructional spaces can include the classroom, library, gym, Commons, or other areas of the high school building.
- Dual purpose watches may be worn, but wireless/cellular features must be turned off (e.g., must be placed in airplane mode).
- Personal wireless communication devices are permitted before the start of school, during lunchtime, during hallway passing periods, and after school. All other times, devices should be off and out of sight.
- Students may not charge devices in the classroom or during instructional periods.
Students will be permitted to use a phone in the main office to contact a parent/guardian during the school day.
- Parents/guardians should not contact their student on their personal wireless communication devices during the school day. Parents/guardians should contact the high school office with urgent messages for students and the office will facilitate communication.
Student Expectations
Students must comply with staff directives to avoid disruption of the educational environment, or they may be subject to disciplinary actions.
If the device is visible, audible, or used during instructional time it may be confiscated for return to the student’s parent or guardian. For students who do not turn in their device, parents will be contacted to come to school and pick up the device; students will not be allowed to return to class with their wireless communication device. Failure to submit the device to school administration or parents will result in additional disciplinary action.
Students will receive the following consequences if a cell phone or wireless communication device has been confiscated:
- 1st offense – Warning: device returned to student from the main office after student dismissal from school.
- 2nd offense – After School Detention (ASD) and parent pick-up of device in main office after student dismissal from school.
- 3rd offense – 2 After School Detentions (2 ASDs) and parent pick-up of device in main office after student dismissal from school.
- 4th offense – In-school detention (ISD) and parent pick-up of device in main office after student dismissal from school.
- 5th offense – 2 In-school detentions (2 ISDs), parent pick-up in main office after student dismissal. Conference will be held with parent and student and student will not be permitted to bring cell phone/wireless device to school. The duration of this consequence will be determined by the MPHS Administration team and in collaboration with the student’s parent/guardian.
