Cell Phone Policy

Cell Phone Policy

South Lakes High School will follow FCPS guidelines given to all schools, implementing a Cell Phone Policy for the 2025-26 school year.

Students and parents/guardians should review the South Lakes High School Cell Phone Policy :

All students should have their cell phones and wireless headphones/air pods put away during the following times:

• During all class periods
• When leaving the classroom with a hall pass
• During breaks and the last few minutes of class
• In hallways during instructional time
• In restrooms during instructional time

Consequences for cell phone violations can be found below: 

Violation	Action	Consequence
First Violation	Phone is given to student's subschool and they can retrieve it at the end of the day.	Warning
Section Violation	Phone is given to student's subschool and they can retrieve it at the end of the day	1 Day of Detention and Conference
Third Violation	Phone is given to student's subschool and they can retrieve it at the end of the day.	2 Days of Detention and Parent Conference with Administrator
Additional Violations	Any additional times a student violates the cell phone policy, their phone will be taken to their subschool.	3 Days of Detention; Referral to MTSS Support Team; Student must drop off device to subschool Every Morning for the next 20 days of school