Students are limited on what they can access and view on their personal devices. While some students have the privilege of using cellular data, when every student is using it at once it becomes hard to use due to signal errors. Many students have extracurricular activities and jobs after school. With low signal, it can be hard to arrange pick up times, family emergencies, and early pick up, not to mention students needing support from home.

Students must attend school and stay in their designated study hall periods. They often find themselves without schoolwork and nothing else to do. Without the access of phones, we are forced to sit and wait the full duration of the 75 minute class period.

With the continuous growth of fear surrounding school shootings, students are anxious and have fear of being stuck in school while their one plea for help (their phone) is, “safe, but out of reach”. They fear they won't be able to send their final “I love you” or “goodbye mom” in the instance of a school shooting.

Like any restaurant, hotel, coffee shop, government building, library, public transportation and shopping mall, free WiFi is a basic necessity. Schools should follow this model as students are forced by the government to attend.

By signing the petition, you agree to the following terms

• Phones will be put away in designated phone holders during academic and instructional classes.
• Phones can be used by students during study halls, lunch periods, break, Flex Time and passing time between classes.
• Teachers should not be penalized or threatened by the school for not enforcing the rules.
• WiFi limitations will be abolished, allowing students to access social media and contacting home on personal devices.

Notes: The school has the ability to limit the website use and Downloadable apps on the students school issued Ipad. There is no need to limit the WiFi usage on personal devices.

The policy being enforced was written in 2010, let that sink in.