Cell Phone Policy

Students must follow the SBISD policy on Possession of Personal Telecommunications and Electronic Devices in the SBISD Student and Parent handbook.  In addition, SOMS has adapted the following policies: 

  • Students shall not use or have visual or audible telecommunications/ electronic devices (e.g. smartphones, smart watches, smart glasses, (or the equivalent), ear buds, etc.) during the minutes of the operational and instructional day (arrival through dismissal bell).
  • All telecommunication/ electronic devices shall remain off and in students’ backpack during the operational and instructional day.
  • Operational and instructional times refer to the time the front doors open at 8:10 a.m. until dismissal is over at 4:15 p.m. or until the student has left campus.
  • Personal telecommunications devices shall not be used to take pictures, videos, audio recordings, “AirDrop®,” “Nearby Share” (or comparable wireless), peer-to-peer file (including audio, video, pictures, etc.) for “sharing/transferring and/or accessing social media sites”, or playing any audible music or sounds at any time during the school day or on school grounds.
  • A staff member who discovers a student in possession of a personal telecommunications device in violation of Campus or District policy shall confiscate the device and turn it over to a campus administrator by the end of the school day.
  • Confiscated devices will not be released to students.  The parent/guardian must make an appointment with the student’s assistant principal to come to campus to claim the device.  However, the student must serve his/her consequence before the device will be returned to the parent/guardian. The device can be picked up the next business day after the consequence has been served.

Consequences: 

1st offense  - The student will serve a lunch detention.

2nd offense - The student will serve an after school detention. 

3rd offense - The student will serve ISS.

Further confiscations will result in further discipline consequences from the Grade Level AP.

The District is not responsible for telecommunications or electronic devices brought onto campus or school-related events that become lost or stolen. Confiscated devices not claimed within 30 days will become the property of Spring Branch ISD and will not be returned.