We do understand that mobiles are very important to young people; however we need their full concentration during the working day, and believe that they would find mobiles to be a distraction. At night, they need to sleep, not text or phone! The phones are given out during the evening so that the choir members may ring home, with the exception of the first evening when phones are not made available. Phone times are detailed on the course schedule. We ask that each phone (and charger if sent) is labelled with your choir member’s first and last names. In the past we have discovered that some choir members have brought second mobiles, which they have kept with them. This is dishonest and unacceptable, and is contrary to the conduct we expect of our members. Choir members in Year 11 and above may keep their phones, as we expect them to be mature enough to behave responsibly and use the phones only at appropriate times.