Parents,
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We had an issue at indoor recess this week that I hope you can help us address with your child. Personal technology devices such as tablets, iPods, phones etc.. are allowed to be brought to school with a few important stipulations:
- They are to be used for educational purposes only. Given the number of school devices available to use for research or educational gaming, this would likely mean for reading only.
- Students are not allowed to play or use personal apps such as games on their device during school hours. It is not possible for the teachers to monitor the content on student devices and many of these games would be inappropriate to play or view at school. Games like Grand Theft Auto and Five Nights for Freddy come to mind. Games such as this are generally rated for teenagers up to adult and have no inherent educational value.
- Any devices brought to school are the sole responsibility of the student. We cannot be responsible for any devices that are lost, stolen, or broken at school. Many students keep phones or tablets worth hundreds of dollars inside their desks or book bags. This seems like a big risk just to have a book to read at school. Please discuss this with your child and make sure this is the best choice for you and them to even bring these items to school.
Thank you for addressing this with your child and please contact your child's teacher if you have any questions about this.
Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade
