FAQ - What SafeConnect Does

**SafeConnect does not look through a student’s phone. It does not read texts, photos, contacts, browsing history, searches, files, or location.

**The app places the school’s phone-use policy on the device for a limited time. It does not monitor the student’s personal activity.

**When students arrive, they tap their phone at the school check-in point. That tap starts the phone-free timer.

**While the timer is running, supported phones pause the apps the district selects. Students keep their phones with them throughout the day.

**Calls and the Emergency screen remain available.

**If a student needs full phone access in an emergency, they can turn off app blocking immediately. The school can see that blocking was turned off, but it cannot see anything the student does on the phone.

**When the time limit ends, the phone unlocks automatically. The student does not have to do anything.

**If a student leaves early, they can tap Check Out in the app as they walk out. This ends the phone-free period, unlocks the phone, and records the checkout.

**The app reports only basic operating information, such as whether the student tapped in, whether the timer is active, and whether the phone checked out or turned off blocking.

**SafeConnect manages a school-day setting. It is not a tool for searching, tracking, or reading what is on a student’s phone.

During the course of the school year, there may be various times that photographs will be taken of our students participating in different school activities. By saying yes, you give permission for your child's name, photograph or both, to be used in press releases to local newspapers and on all CRSD media publications.

Central Regional High School OR Middle School asks you to review the Student Handbook for our school.  The document is linked below.  Please be sure to review the Student Handbook with family members who attend Central Regional High School. After you have read and reviewed the Student Handbook, please complete the acknowledgment form.  By saying yes, you acknowledge that you have reviewed the Student Handbook. Should you have any questions, please contact the main office.

The compulsory education law (N.J.S.A. 18A:38-28 through 31) requires all children between the ages of 6-16 to attend school. The attendance regulations (N.J.A.C. 6A:16-7.6), require each district board of education to develop, adopt and implement policies and procedures regarding the attendance of students, including the adoption of a definition of "unexcused absence" that counts towards truancy. Please click the link below to review and acknowledge our CRSD attendance policy for late and absent students:

The Central Regional School District now utilizes a district app to send out important information to students and parents.  Please take a moment to download this app for you and for your student and review instructions on how to set it up.  The majority of school communication comes through this app and the parent portal.  Please be sure to have notifications turned on and check the parent portal regularly for important forms, letters, and info.

I have read and agreed to all of the rules and requirements outlined in this Chromebook Borrowing Contract, I grant permission for my child to borrow a Chromebook, and acknowledge the option for the insurance coverage payment is made by going to https://payschoolscentral.com.

Armed Forces Recruiting Information-The High School has to provide information to Military Recruiters unless the parent requests otherwise. 

If you do not want your student's name, address, and telephone listing (Juniors and Seniors only) released to Armed Forces Recruiters please choose no.

To comply with NJ State reporting, the following information is mandatory for students attending NJ Public Schools.

This element indicates that the student's parent or guardian is on Active Duty, in the National Guard, or in the Reserve components of the United States Military Services.

Answer 1- if Not Active Military Connected = Student is a dependent of someone not in the full-time, Active Duty Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard)

Answer 2- if Active Military Connected = Student is a dependent of a member of the full-time, Active Duty Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard)