District policy · 2026-2027
Delsea Regional School District
Gloucester County · Regional high school district · Grades 7-12
Last verified · policy year 2026-2027
Period by period
2 of 6 not yet verifiedEach row is either something this district’s own document says, or an explicit admission that we have not found it. We never infer one period from another. Passing time, lunch and study hall, the three periods the statute never mentions, are marked with an amber rule.Q8
- Class time
- Not allowed
- Phones and other personal internet-enabled devices are prohibited.Instructional time. Restricted under the statute itself.
- Passing timeNot named in the statute
- Not allowed
- Phones and other personal internet-enabled devices are prohibited.Between classes. NJDOE guidance restricts it; the statute never mentions it.
- LunchNot named in the statute
- Not allowed
- Phones and other personal internet-enabled devices are prohibited.On-campus lunch. NJDOE guidance restricts it; the statute never mentions it.
- Study hallNot named in the statute
- Not allowed
- Phones and other personal internet-enabled devices are prohibited.Study hall. NJDOE guidance restricts it; the statute never mentions it.
- School bus
- Not yet verified
- We have not found a source that states this district's rule for this period. We have not guessed one.State guidance permits phones on buses unless the district goes further. A district rule here is stricter than the state floor.
- Before and after school
- Not yet verified
- We have not found a source that states this district's rule for this period. We have not guessed one.State guidance permits phones outside the school day unless the district goes further.
How phones are stored
A local choice, not a state oneVaries by school
Different schools in the district use different storage methods.
"Students may keep their devices secured in a backpack, locker, or another appropriate location. The important point is that the device should not be visible or readily accessible throughout the school day."
What happens if the rule is broken
We have not found this district’s stated consequences. Not yet verified
Asking for an exception
The statute names what a policy must accommodateThree grounds, each requiring documentation and school approval: an accommodation in an IEP or 504 plan, a medical necessity supported by provider authorization, or an emergency authorization from the Superintendent.
The statute itself names circumstances a policy must accommodate, including an IEP, a 504 plan, a documented health plan, translation needs, certain caregiving responsibilities, and emergencies.s.2.b(3)-(5)
In the district’s own words
Quoted exactly, not summarisedThis is a change from previous years because lunch is now included in the bell-to-bell requirement. Students may no longer use personal devices during lunch.
Delsea Regional School District · read · Open the document
Everything else on this page is our reading of Delsea Regional School District’s policy. This is the policy. We quote rather than paraphrase so you can check us against the document instead of taking our word for what it says.
The highlighted words are the district’s, not ours. They are the periods the statute never names, and this district wrote them into its own rule.s.2.b(2)
Sources
1 primary, 0 corroboratingNothing on this page can be published without at least one primary source attached to it. That is enforced by the database, not by a habit.
District decisionPrimary source
Important Update: Personal Device Expectations for the 2026-2027 School Year
Delsea Regional School District · August 14, 2026 · checked
Delsea has had an “Off and Away” expectation for student cell phones in place for several years. One important difference this year is that the requirement now applies bell to bell, including lunch and passing periods.