If a student fails to return the iPad, the student or their parent will have to pay the replacement cost of the iPad. RBHS will charge $320 for replacing an iPad, $8 for a broken cover, $19 for a charger or power brick and up to $165 for a damaged screen.
Before returning their iPads, all students must turn off their iPads and remove their Apple ID from iCloud and from the App Store, according to the RBHS website. To some juniors, the concept of returning the devices to the school before summer break seems illogical. Junior Jacob Wilson said it’s pointless for students to return them for only a few months and get them back as soon as school starts again. He believes the process of students having to reinstall all their personal information, apps and textbooks only makes things more hectic for students and teachers.
“I use it to stay updated on current events. I read a lot of news. It is easier to look up things with it for homework because it is handy and it is right there, you can just type in whatever you need to look up,” Wilson said. “I also use it for a lot of entertainment, movies and reading. I would like it over the summer because not all kids are fortunate enough to pay for iPads and if the iPads are just going to be sitting in the media center all summer it seems kind of ridiculous not to let the kids borrow them.”
Murphy said the reason the school must collect iPads during the summer is safety precautions. He said iPads are for school use and are not required after the conclusion of the school year. However, students, like senior Ashley Reichert, who have damaged their iPad or accessories, will have to pay a fine. Reichert’s friend’s dog sat on her iPad and broke the stand on the case. Luckily, she will only have to pay $8 for the case. However, for seniors who don’t turn in their iPads at all, there will be serious repercussions.
“For seniors they won’t get their diploma,” Dennis Murphy, media center specialist said. “They’ll walk across the stage and get the book, it just won’t have the diploma in it.”
By Trisha Chaudhary
