Cell phone use during class time is at the discretion of your classroom teacher. If your teacher asks you to put your cell phone away, you demonstrate maturity and commitment to learning by cooperating. Neither Richview nor the TDSB are responsible for lost or stolen devices.

In keeping with instructions from the Ministry of Education, the TDSB is updating its policies and procedures concerning cell phones. Effective September 1, 2024:

“Personal mobile devices must be stored out of view and powered off or set to silent mode during instructional time, except when their use is explicitly permitted by the educator under the circumstances outlined above.

If the educator sees a personal mobile device that is not stored out of view, they must require the device be handed in for the instructional period and the device must be placed, by the student, in a storage area in a location in the classroom designated by the educator.  

The student is responsible for their personal mobile device, how they use it and the consequences of not following the school board’s policy on personal mobile device use. If the student does not hand in their personal mobile device when required, they must be sent to the Principal’s office.”  Cell Phone/Mobile Device Use in Schools

In line with the Ministry of Education’s PPM 128, students are responsible for their personal mobile devices, including how they are used and any consequences resulting from misuse. TDSB schools and staff are not responsible or liable for any damage or loss that may occur to devices that are placed in storage due to a violation of school policy.