Personal Electronic Devices

• Students in Kindergarten to Grade 6 will now be required to keep phones turned off or set to silent mode and out of sight for the duration of the school day, unless otherwise explicitly allowed by the educator during instructional time for a specific purpose.
• Students in Grades 7 to 12 must store their phones out of view and powered off or set to silent mode during instructional time, unless otherwise explicitly allowed by the educator during instructional time for a specific purpose.
• Contravention of these Ministry of Education expectations would be addressed as per the procedures outlined within DPCDSB’s Catholic Code of Conduct.
• Students who need to use their phones or other electronic devices for health and medical reasons, or to support special education needs, may continue to use them during the school day following consultation with school administration.
• Report cards may include comments on students’ distraction levels in class.
• The school does not assume responsibility for lost, or damaged devices.
• Please note that St. Teresa of Avila, through the support of the Catholic School Council, has always invested in technology for students. All students have access to devices while at school. Personal devices are not required to access the curriculum.

Communication with students throughout the day is to be made through the school; through either the main phone line or the info mailbox at St.TeresaofAvilaInfo@dpcdsb.org.