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POLICIES

iv. Employees are not authorized, while driving a vehicle on any District authorized
business, to use any cellular device, including cellular phones, for any purpose, unless
using the device hands-free.

v. Employees are not authorized, while driving a District owned or leased vehicle,
to use any cellular device, including cellular phones, for any purpose, unless using the
device hands-free. This does not prohibit the use for legitimate District business of the
two-way radio installed in District vehicles.

vi. Bus drivers, while operating a District vehicle, are prohibited from using any
cellular or data devices even if a hands-free device is available. This does not prohibit the
use for legitimate District business of the two-way radio installed in District vehicles.

vii. Other persons driving students on District business are prohibited from using any
cellular or data devices, while operating the vehicle, even if a hands-free device is
available.

viii. Subject to federal or state law or local ordinances, as applicable, school police
would be exempt from these Policy restrictions if the cellular or data device is being used
for District business, and exceptions to the Policy would be made for all employees when
responding to health and safety emergencies.

ix. Pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 316.305, employees and other persons driving students,
except when a statutory exemption applies, may not operate a motor vehicle while
manually typing or entering multiple letters, numbers, symbols, or other characters into
a wireless communications device or while sending or reading data in such a device for
the purpose of non-voice interpersonal communication, including, but not limited to,
communication methods known as texting, emailing, and instant messaging.

x. Nothing contained within this provision obligates the District to provide an
employee with a hands-free cellular device.

h. Internet access on District-owned wireless devices, such as air cards and hot spot access
points, that use a cellular network, are to be used for District business use only. This includes
connecting the device to any computer/laptop. Employee users must restrict their usage to
sites consistent with School Board site restrictions stated within Policy 8.125 District Review
and Filtering of Web Sites and CIPA and be knowledgeable as to the categories of these
restrictions.

i. Third party services, such as data and third party charges, International long distance, apps
and games shall not be enabled on District cell phones. The electronic monitoring process
will alert the supervisor of third party services that are activated.

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