Searching electronic devices Sample Clauses

Searching electronic devices. If a member of staff has good reason to believe that a personal device has been used for sexting, they will refer the matter immediately to the DSL without confiscating or searching the device. The DSL will then follow the guidance published by the UK Council for Child Internet Safety: Sharing nudes and semi-nudes: advice for education settings working with children and young people. If a member of staff has good reason to believe that an electronic device has been, or could be, used to cause harm, disrupt teaching or break school rules (not involving youth produced sexual imagery), they will refer the matter immediately to the Head of Year; they may also first confiscate the device. If the Head of Year feels that the device needs to be searched, they will refer the matter to the Vice Principal (Pastoral) or Assistant Head (Pastoral) who will follow the DfE guidance: Searching, Screening and Confiscation: advice for schools.