In an effort to increase campus security and safety, all TUSD 9-12 students are required to carry a student ID card in their pocket, purse, backpack or on a lanyard.  All students shall carry their ID card daily while on or about the school campus during school hours.  For safety purposes, all TUSD students shall present student ID card upon request by school staff.

Failure to carry a Student ID Card while on campus will result in the following consequences, reset each quarter:

• 1st Offense – Student does not have their student ID card.
  • Student will be sent to office immediately and issued a temporary student ID card and sent back to class.
  • The infraction is entered into Aeries.
  • Letter is generated and sent home.
  • At the end of the day, attendance will pull the student ID card related offenses from Aeries, enter the list into School Messenger and send the calls out on a daily basis (i.e., calls are made only for those receiving the initial warning and not the students in the second, third or fourth steps.)
• 2nd Offense – Student does not have their student ID card. Student will be issued a temporary student ID card and a given a citation and detention.  A phone call home will be made by office staff.
• 3rd Offense – Student does not have their student ID card. Student will be issued a temporary student ID card and given a citation and work detail.  Parent contact made by office staff.
• 4th Offense - Student does not have their student ID card. Student will be issued a temporary student ID card and given a suspension pending a parent conference.

Guidance:

• If lost, replacement student ID cards will be available for purchase at the respective sites.
• Student ID cards shall be TUSD issued ONLY.

All TUSD students are prohibited from using cellular phones, smartwatches and other mobile communication devices school-wide during the instructional school day. However, during lunch, middle school and 7th-12th grade students may use their devices.

All students TK-12th grade may use such devices in the classroom with prior authorization from the classroom teacher when being used for a valid instructional or other school-related purpose. With the exception of middle school and 7th-12th grade student usage at lunch, all such devices must be turned off prior to the first bell and stored away from view of the student and others during the instructional school day while on campus until the final bell, except when deemed medically necessary.

Cellular phones, smartwatches and other mobile communication devices shall be turned off and stored away from view at all times inside restrooms, locker-rooms and other venues deemed inappropriate by site administration. Usage of such devices in identified inappropriate locations shall result in a suspension of privileges for a duration determined by site administration.

(Other mobile communication devices include, but are not limited to, digital media players, personal digital assistants (PDAs), compact disc players, portable game consoles, cameras, digital scanners, and laptop computers.)

If a student uses a cellular phone, smartwatch or any other mobile communication device without authorization from the classroom teacher for instructional or other school-related purposes (with the exception of lunch for middle school and 7th – 12th grade students and/or a medical necessity), a school employee may direct the student to turn off the device and/or may confiscate it. If the school employee finds it necessary to confiscate the device, he/she may return it at the end of the class period or school day, or per established school rules published in the student handbook.

 No student shall use a cellular phone, smart watch, or any other mobile communication device with a video, electronic listening, voice recording function or camera in any classroom of the elementary and secondary schools without the prior consent of the teacher and the principal of the school and/or which infringes on the privacy rights of other students or individuals. Any student violating this section shall be subject to appropriate disciplinary action and any person, other than a student, who willfully violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Education Code 51512)

Students are responsible for their personal electronic devices. The District shall not be responsible for the loss, theft, or destruction of any device brought on to school property.

When a student uses any prohibited device, or uses a permitted device in any unethical or illegal activity, a district employee may confiscate the device. The employee shall store the item in a secure manner until an appropriate time.

No student shall be prohibited from possessing or using a cellular phone, smart watch, or any other mobile communication device that is determined by a licensed physician or surgeon to be essential for the student's health and the use of which is limited to purposes related to the student's health. (Education Code 48901.5)

Only authorized hats, including a knit cap, displaying school of attendance logo/mascot/club, or hats used for sanctioned school activities, may be worn on campus, during regular school hours, in route to and from school, at authorized bus stops, on buses, or any co-curricular, and/or school-sponsored event.

October 26, 2018, Letter on Hat Policy
October 26, 2018, Letter on Hat Policy (Spanish)