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Bell-2-Bell: No Cell - What Families Need to Know

Oklahoma Senate Bill 139 requires all public schools to enforce a complete ban on the use of cell phones and personal electronic devices by students during instructional hours, beginning with the 2025-26 school year. The law includes, but is not limited to, cell phones, smart watches, tablets, earbuds, headphones, and gaming devices.
 

PPS Cell Phone/Personal Electronic Device Policy FNH

  • All students will be allowed to carry their personal electronic device (PED), but they must be turned off and in a backpack.
  • No use of cellular phones, smart phones, smart watches, tablets, ear pods, headphones, and gaming devices. Gaming devices will only be permitted in the E-Sports classroom. All PEDs must be turned off and put away.
Exceptions to this policy may be granted by the building principal for unique situations such as, but not limited to:
  • Emergency use of cell phones or personal electronic devices by students during the school day.
  • Use of cell phones or personal electronic devices by students who use them to monitor health issues.
School-issued devices used in class are not affected by this ban.
 

Consequences for Cell Phone or PED Use

Middle School & High School
  • No warning - much communication on the front end of this. 
  • 1st Offense: Detention with parent contact. 
  • 2nd Offense: One day of In School Intervention (ISI) with parent contact
  • 3rd Offense: Three days of ISI or out of school suspension at administrator discretion and parent contact. 
  • 4th Offense: Conference with parents and work together to develop a future solution. 
 
Elementary & Intermediate
  • 1st Offense - Warning 
  • 2nd Offense - PED kept in a secure office location until the end of the school day. 
  • 3rd Offense: Parent picks up the PED from a secure office location.
Each 9 week period, consequences and offenses “reset” to zero. 
 

What We Ask from Students & Families

  • Power off and store all PEDs before the first bell and retrieve after dismissal.
  • Rely on school communication for emergency information. Parents may contact students via the office.
  • Discuss Policy FNH with your student(s) to ensure they fully understand the expectations and potential consequences of non-compliance.
If you have any questions, please contact your student’s school site.

Frequently Asked Questions

More Information

 
 
Quick Recap:
✅Bring a phone to school? Yes.
🚫Use it during school? No.
📴Turn it off and store it? Absolutely.
📞Need to contact your child? Call the school.
❓Questions? Contact your school site or read Policy FNH.