Judge Tom

That’s an excellent question. We’re unclear what you mean exactly by cell phones being tracked though. All schools have rules/policies about cell phones and other electronic devices on campus. You can read the student handbook and the Acceptable Use Pollicy “AUP” to learn more. If the school is somehow tracking phone usage by using an app or other technology to see which students’ phones are being used, are turned off, etc., it’s possible that students’ privacy rights are being violated. It’s going to depend on the specific facts, the school’s rules as well as the states laws on these matters. You can read more about these issues in an ACLU publication for the state of Washington, which is still helpful for students in other states. Skip to the section “location tracking devices” for more information about actually tracking students’ location. Thanks for writing.