Due to reported incidents of inappropriate use of these devices during the school day and the increase of ‘cyber’ bullying occurring in school age children through text messages or similar, West Leederville Primary school will implement the following policy:

Mobile Phones:
• May be brought to school by students who may need to maintain contact with parents due
to after school commitments, health issues or travel safety.
• We request that any parent who needs to leave a message a student during the school day
contact the office rather than using the student’s mobile.
• Phones are to be secured in student bags during the day. The school accepts no
responsibility for the safe keeping of these devices if brought to school
• Mobile Phones are to be either turned off or placed on silent during the school day.
• No phone is to be taken into a classroom unless with prior permission of the class teacher
and then only in the case of health issues. The phone must be left on silent and secured in
teacher’s care.
• Mobile phones are not to be used by students during the school day (including recess and
lunch periods) unless specifically required for documented reasons and then only with
teacher supervision.
• Any phone used inappropriately by students during the school day will be removed from
the student and secured in the administration office until the end of the school day.
• In the case of repeated incidents concerning the inappropriate use of a mobile phone the
administration will contact parents/caregivers and request the withdrawing of the device.
• If a student uses the phone inappropriately but is required to bring a phone as a necessity
for their safety, the phone is to be left with administration at the commencement of the
school day and may be collected at the end of the school day.

Electronic Devices – iPods, MP3’s, Game Boys etc
• We discourage any student bringing any of these devices to school.
• If a student brings such a device to school it must remain in the student’s bag and not be
used during the school day.
• Inappropriate use or display of these devices will lead to the staff removing the device and
it being secured in the administration office until the end of the school day.
• Parents/caregivers will be contacted if repeated incidents occur and the device will be held
at the administration until it is collected by a parent/caregiver.
• WLPS takes no responsibility for the safety of these devices if bought to school.