Safety and security of our students are our utmost concern.  It is for this reason
that we are urgently requesting that cell phones and other electronic devices
be left at home.  They are a distraction and pose safety hazard to our school community.The thefts of cell phones and other electronic devices have become
a citywide epidemic. Students are being approached on their way home from
school in an attempt to steal these items, and in some cases students have
been assaulted. We are committed and determined to ensure the safety and
security of our students.

Chancellor’s Regulation A 412 Section V clearly prohibits any electronic
devices in school. In addition, it is a violation of Citywide Standards of
Discipline and Intervention Measures (The Discipline Code) ---B05.

Our policy at Meyer Levin School for the Performing Arts – I.S. 285 regarding
all electronic devices is simple:

CELL PHONES AND ALL OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE NOT PERMITTED IN SCHOOL.

--- ALL cell phone, iPods or other electronic devices will be confiscated

--- Cell phones, iPods, and ALL other electronic devices will only be returned
to parents on the third TUESDAY of every month at our PTA/PC workshop
between the hours of 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. in the school’s auditorium.

If an emergency occurs and you wish to contact your child, please call the
main office. Remind your children to leave their cell phones and all other
electronic devices at home.  Your cooperation and support is greatly
appreciated.

Thank you for helping us protect our students.

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