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School Cellphone Policy

CROSSMOOR SECONDARY SCHOOLRef: http://www.crossmoorsecondary.co.za/p/519292/school-cellphone-policy

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Source domain: crossmoorsecondary.co.za

Collected on 6 August 2026

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What this means

This is a school policy document from Crossmoor Secondary School outlining strict rules against learners possessing cell phones during school hours. The policy aims to prevent theft, cheating, distraction, and exposure to inappropriate content. The only exception is for urgent after-school needs, which require a parental letter and temporary storage of the phone in the secretary's office, with release contingent on presenting a student card.

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Lodge a cell phone with the secretary's office after school

A learner may keep their cell phone at school after hours if their parent sends a letter explaining the urgent need. The phone must be handed over to the secretary's office in the morning and collected in the afternoon. The learner must present their student card to receive it back.

Who it is for
learners at Crossmoor Secondary School whose parents have a valid reason to keep the phone at school
How to act on it
Submit a written letter from the parent to the school; hand the phone over to the secretary's office in the morning; present student card to collect it in the afternoon
Show the line this came from
If a learner has an absolute urgent need to have a cell phone for use after school, the parent must send a letter to school advising us of the reason why the learner needs to have the cell phone in school. The cell phone must then be lodged in the secretary’s office in the morning and collected in the afternoon.

Facts

Places

eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal

Reference

http://www.crossmoorsecondary.co.za/p/519292/school-cellphone-policy

Key Takeaways

  • 30 AUGUST 2012
  • Crossmoor Secondary School
  • Chatsworth
  • Durban
  • cell phone
  • secretary's office
  • student card
  • parental letter
  • confiscation
  • Governing Body
  • Staff
  • RCL
  • Crossmoor Secondary School
  • Governing Body
  • Staff
  • RCL
  • secretary's office
  • learner
  • parent