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CELL PHONES

As a faculty and administration at Ephraim Middle School we are continually working to keep your students safe and improve your students’ education and experience while at school. It is for this reason that when we received an email from Governor Spencer Cox  requesting that we remove cell phones from classrooms that we considered our current policy.

We will continue to follow the South Sanpete School District policy (JGB) with the following clarification:  Beginning Monday, March 18, 2024 at EMS personal electronic devices (Cell phones, Smart Watches, EarBuds, etc) must remain out of sight AND be turned off OR on silent mode during school including lunch (7:55 am until 2:40 pm M-Th and 7:55 am-1:40 pm on Friday).

We realize that as a parent you may need to contact your student or they may need to contact you during the school day. We ask that if you need to contact your student that you call the school at (435)283-4037 and our secretaries will get the message to your student or will have your student come to the phone. If your student needs to contact you, they must come to the office and will be given permission to call you on their cell phone in the office or a phone will be made available for them to call you.

Thank you for your support as we work to provide a safe and distraction free school environment.

PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY: (Cell phones, Smart Watches, Earbuds, etc.)

Personal Electronic devices must remain out of sight AND be turned off OR on silent mode during school including lunch (7:55 am-2:40 pm M-Th and 7:55 am-1:40 pm Friday).

Warning Schedule for Student Violations:

  • 1st violation-Device is taken to the office by the teacher/administration and the student can pick it up at the end of the day from the office. The student is reminded of the consequences of further violations.
  • 2nd violation-Device is taken to the office by the teacher/administration and the student can pick it up at the end of the day from the office. Parents are notified via a text message.  The student is reminded of the consequences of further violations.
  • 3rd or later violation-Device is taken to the office by the teacher/administration and the student can pick it up at the end of the day from the office. Text is sent or a phone call is made to the parents requesting that the parents call the school to talk with the student and administration to develop a plan to prevent further violations.
  • Student refusal-Administration will call parents to talk with the student and administration to develop a plan to prevent further violations.

Communication with Parents:

Students must come to the front office to contact parents during the school day.

Parents may contact the office to contact their student. The office will get the message to the student.

No possession of electronic devices during exams.