WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. January 20, 2007 UPDATED January 21, 2007 4:30 PM EDT: The White Plains City School District, in a letter received in most homes of parents this morning, has listed the devices banned in  mid-term examination rooms beginning Tuesday and clarified their communication device policy on exams that begin Tuesday with high school midterms -- in examination rooms or on supervised "breaks."

Today Monday, the District reported the ban extends only to high school exams, and that the ban on cellphones and other devices listed below does not apply yet in the two White Plains Middle Schools, Highlands and Eastview or the Elementary Schools.

The District also said no evidence of cheating using electronic devices has been uncovered at the high school.

The letter from White Plains High School Ivan Toper reads:

"Your child may not use any communication device while taking a State examination (or local school exam), either in the room where the test is being administered or while on a supervised break (such as a bathroom visit).

Such devices include, but are not limited to, cellular telephones, pagers, CD and audiocassette players, radios, MP3 players, Personal Digital Assistants, video devices, and associated headphones, headset, microphones or earplugs."

The letter states the following protocol should the student take a cell phone in with them,

" They may not answer it if it rings or vibrates.  If the child's pager beeps or vibrates, they may not look at it. These and other devices (within the examination room) must be turned off and put away."

Penalty: Exams invalidated

The penalty for answering a device or using it in an examination room is, "your child's exmaination will be invalidated and no score will be calculated if they use any such device or related communications technology or if they wear headphones while in the testing room."

The letter recommends students not bring communication devices of any kind to the exam room. The letter states -- "if they do the aforementioned procedure will be followed. Violation of this policy during a state exam requires notification to the Office of State Assessment. Appropriate disciplinary action will be taken following procedural due process."