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Backpacks and Cell Phone Policy

The safety and security of all students and maintaining a safe learning environment, remain our top priorities at Ethos Academy. The school closures during the past two and a half years have created unprecedented academic and social challenges for many of our scholars. This last year we have seen an increase in targeted behaviors across grade levels and one group of students most affected by school closures and the social impact(s) associated with the COVID -19 pandemic has been our 5th graders & middle school students.

To that end, we need your support as we are making every effort to help our scholars to focus this year on growing academic strength with the least amount of negative behavior incidents possible.

We are grateful for your understanding that some items students bring in their backpacks as well as cell phones are a distraction to the learning environment and waste instructional time that we work hard to protect in the classroom. Note: Grades K-4 students are allowed to continue using traditional backpacks.

We are asking that all 5th - 8th grade students:

DO NOT Bring Backpacks

Teachers have made preparations for academic work to be completed during school hours, using school provided materials. Teachers report that students do not need backpacks, they are simply a distraction to the learning environment. We always hope to see our students carrying a book each day to read for pleasure (no backpack needed) and occasionally a teacher will send work home if a student did not complete the requirements in class.

Students participating in an extracurricular activity are permitted to carry bags to store items pertaining to their particular activity (i.e. band, athletics, etc.).

Small purses or pouches for personal items are allowed, however the maximum size for these bags that students in grades 5-8 are permitted to carry during the school day, such as lunch kits, pencil bags and purses, will be 4.5” x 6.5”.

DO NOT Bring Cell Phones

Please have students leave cell phones at home. Students are allowed to use school telephones to contact parents/guardians. We understand sometimes it is necessary for a student to bring a cell phone to campus, it must be powered completely off upon arrival and stored.

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