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JLMS YONDR POLICIES - Keep for your reference

As outlined in the SFUSD student and family handbook and California Education Code, “all mobile communication devices shall be turned off and put away during instructional time, including during passing period.”  Phones, earbuds, and smart watches are not to be used during the school day. 

In case of emergency or in response to a perceived threat of danger, students shall be allowed to use their phone as long as it does not endanger the safety of others or disrupt communication from district employees.

Every student at JLMS is assigned a personal Yondr pouch. While the Yondr pouch is considered school property, it is each student’s responsibility to bring their pouch with them to school every day and keep it in good working condition even if they do not have a cell phone. There can be a Yondr check at any point during the school day and students are expected to have their phone in the pouch.  

DAILY PROCESS

As students Arrive to School, they will: 

1. Turn their phone and any other electronics off.
2. Have a staff member with a magnet unlock their Yondr pouches.
3. Place their phone, earbuds, and smart watches inside their pouch and lock it.
4. Store their pouch in their backpack for the day.

At the end of the day, students will have their pouch opened by staff with a magnet, remove their belongings, close their pouch and take it home. Students must bring their pouch to school with them every day.  All students will receive a Yondr pouch, even if they do not have a phone.

*Students arriving late or leaving early will lock/unlock their phones in the Main Office. 

UNMET EXPECTATIONS

• If a student is using their phone or has forgotten their pouch, during the school day, staff will
  • Collect the electronics
  • Ask security to take the electronics to the grade level counselor
  • Document violation of electronics policy
  • Admin/Support Staff will assign consequence(s)
    • 1st Offense:  Electronic(s) will be placed in a spare Yondr pouch and student will have access to their electronics at the end of day.
    • 2nd Offense: Electronic(s) will be collected for the rest of day and picked up by parent/guardian.
    • 3rd Offense:  Electronic(s) will be collected, picked up by parent/guardian, and a plan for a family meeting to develop an electronic(s) plan.
• If a student damages their Yondr pouch, staff will:
  • Student will either need to pay $30 for a new Yondr pouch or to do community service to get a new pouch.
• If a student loses their Yondr pouch,
  • There is a replacement fee of $30, or the student can do community service to compensate.
  • If a student consistently forgets pouch, it is considered lost.

Examples of damage:

According to the SFUSD Family handbook, “the District will not be responsible for a student’s mobile communication device which is brought on campus or to a school activity and is lost, stolen, or damaged”. Please discourage students from bringing other electronics to school as we cannot guarantee their security.

If families or guardians need to get a message to a student, they need to call Ms. Miller at the Main Office (415) 695-5675. She will make sure students get the message in their class as soon as possible. Every classroom has a telephone.

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JLMS Hallway Locker Policy Contract - 2025-2026

JLMS students who are interested will be assigned a hallway locker. 

• Students are not to share their locker with their friends.
• Lockers are the property of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and students will be held accountable for any damage to the locker assigned to them.
• Lockers are subject to search at any time, according to SFUSD policy.
• Only combination locks are to be used on school lockers. Students must provide their locker code to JLMS. Ms. Miller has combination locks that can be rented at the main office.
• Each student is responsible for their own locker and for keeping it clean and orderly.
• Students may go to their locker during passing periods, before school at 9:25am, and after school at 4:10pm.

We do not have uniforms at JLMS and follow the SFUSD dress code policy. 

Students should come to school with appropriate clothing according to the policy, which includes:

• Shoes with a closed toe and a heel
• Clothing free of inappropriate language or images

Clothing that conceals undergarments

• We believe in restorative practices at James Lick. This means we focus on learning from our mistakes rather than punishment. We encourage restoration and repairing harm. We respect and trust our teachers to support students who are struggling to meet expectations, and teachers will contact you to work in partnership and share interventions they plan to use to support students.
• If a teacher has exhausted interventions, then they may write an office referral for students. This means a member of our support staff assisted with the incident at hand and the student was removed from the class. The teacher and support staff will inform a guardian if this happens.

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