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Info for Families
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At the start of the 2025-26 school year, all FRSD school have implemented a new policy related to Oregon Law that bans cell phones and other Personal Electronic Devices (PEDs) for students during the school day.
This includes smartwatches and similiar devices that are capable of making/receiving calls or text messages or accessing the internet. School chromebooks do not apply, as they are part of the educational program.
During the school day, students may choose to leave their cellphones or other PEDs at home or in their backpack or locker. School staff will collect personal electronic devices if they are seen on school campus during school hours.
Consequences for noncompliance of the personal electronic device policy include:
- 1st offense: The device is confiscated and turned into the office for the remainder of the school day. Families are notified, and the student can reclaim their devices(s) at the end of the day.
- 2nd offense: The device is confiscated and families are notified. Parents or guardians can reclaim their device(s) any time after the conclusion of the school day. It can be arranged for an earlier pickup; however, the device cannot be returned to the student until the end of the day.
- 3rd offense: The device is confiscated and will only be reutrned directly to a parent or guardian of the student. The student will be assigned detention during non-academic time (AM, lunch, PM).
- 4th offense: The device is confiscated and a family meeting is held with school administration to address the issue. Consequences and a plan for success will be discussed.
- Any subsequent offense: Discipline may include:
- Required family meetings
- Lunch or Breakfast detentions
- Loss of privilges on campus (driving, open campus, etc.)
- Loss of the ability to attend extracurricular events
- Loss of athletic eligibility
- Others
- Failure to turn over a device: Failure to turn over an electronic device to a staff member when asked, will result in the issue being processed appropriately through our policy regarding defiance.
For more information:
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The Family Resource Center offers many resources and connections for families in our communities! Click here to see their webpage with more information.
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There are many opportunities for parents/grandparents/community patrons to volunteer in the Fern Ridge schools. They include but are not limited to: Site Council, Field Trips, PTA, Fundraising Events, Booster Club, and Classroom Support. If you would like to volunteer, you will need to fill out the Criminal History Verification of Applicants/Volunteers Form.
Click here for information about how to volunteer in our schools!
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If you are not directly involved with education on a daily basis, you will, as in any occupation, hear a host of acronyms substituting for lengthy explanations. CCSS, ODE, and PBS are just a few of the coded acronyms on topics we use every day and most often fail to realize that someone else does not understand what is being said. Click here to see a list of the most commonly utilizied acronyms in education.
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If you live in any of the following situations, you may qualify for certain rights or protections under the McKinney-Vento Assistance Act.
- shelter or transitional housing
- motel or hotel
- sleeping in a vehicle, tent, RV, public space, campground
- staying with friends or family due to hardship, eviction, foreclosure
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The Safer Schools Together (SST) website has provided links to free information for parents and guardians on their child’s social media use, screen time, internet lingo and more. Visit their parent resource page by clicking on this link.
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Families can access the Regional Land Information Database (RLID) to check residency for your home address.
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This student suicide prevention plan for students in kindergarten through 12th grade, was developed by FRSD counselors in accordance with Adi’s Law. (Last update 8/24)
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How does FRSD address bullying? Click here to see more information.
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- LINK to FRSD Wellness Policy
- LINK to FRSD Wellness Policy Administrative Rule
- How to get involved: The best way for parents to get involved in the local wellness policy is to volunteer to participate in the the building Site Councils/ESSA Teams that will review this policy annually to provide feedback to the District. Contact Building Principals for more information
- Link to Triennial Progress report on Wellness Policy Compliance, click here
- Link to FRSD Suicide Prevention Plan and Parent/Family Resources, click here
ParentSquare
What is ParentSquare? ParentSquare is an easy-to-use communication tool that combines multiple communication streams into one easy-to-use app for families and staff.
What you can do with ParentSquare:
- Receive messages from school via email, text or mobile app
- Choose to receive information as it comes (Instant) or all at once at around 6:00pm (Daily Digest)
- Communicate in your preferred language
- Two-way texting with translation between staff and families
- Sign up for parent-teacher conferences
- Sign forms and permission slips, receive documents, sign up to volunteer and more all from your computer or mobile device
Why ParentSquare?
- Minimize message overload! ParentSquare is a single platform that delivers school communications all in one place — from the District office to the classroom teacher. Parent and guardians will no longer need to search various platforms for information.
- Before ParentSquare: The district, schools and teachers were all using different tools, platforms, and apps to communicate with parents and guardians.
- With ParentSquare: Parents and guardians know exactly where to find all school communications — in ParentSquare!
- Click here to see the slide from the 8/15/22 presentation to learn more!
