{"id":3734,"date":"2026-04-17T12:14:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/?post_type=guideline&#038;p=3734"},"modified":"2026-04-17T12:14:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:14:30","slug":"avoid-cellphone-use-on-stairs","status":"publish","type":"guideline","link":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/guideline\/avoid-cellphone-use-on-stairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid Cellphone Use on Stairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Safety Reminder Regarding Cellphone Use on Stairways<\/strong><br>To ensure the safety of all students and faculty, we are reminding everyone of the following guideline regarding electronic device usage on stairs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Policy:<\/strong><br>Cellphone use is strictly prohibited while ascending or descending staircases. This includes texting, browsing social media, making calls, or playing games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rationale:<\/strong><br>Stairways are high-traffic areas that require full attention. Using a cellphone while walking significantly reduces spatial awareness and reaction time, increasing the risk of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Slips, trips and falls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collisions with other students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blocking the flow of traffic during passing periods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Procedure:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pause: <\/strong>If you must send a message or answer a call, step to the side and stop walking before using your device.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pocket:<\/strong> Keep phones stored in pockets or bags while navigating steps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Proceed: <\/strong>Only resume walking once the device is put away and your full attention is on the stairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for helping us keep our campus safe.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01c10352-d197-49c0-8fa9-2d85a76bd28f-1024x792.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01c10352-d197-49c0-8fa9-2d85a76bd28f-1024x792.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01c10352-d197-49c0-8fa9-2d85a76bd28f-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01c10352-d197-49c0-8fa9-2d85a76bd28f-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01c10352-d197-49c0-8fa9-2d85a76bd28f-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01c10352-d197-49c0-8fa9-2d85a76bd28f-517x400.jpg 517w, https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01c10352-d197-49c0-8fa9-2d85a76bd28f-259x200.jpg 259w, https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01c10352-d197-49c0-8fa9-2d85a76bd28f.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":3736,"template":"","meta":[],"tags":[],"guideline-type":[5],"class_list":["post-3734","guideline","type-guideline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","guideline-type-guideline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guideline\/3734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guideline"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/guideline"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3734"},{"taxonomy":"guideline-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guideline-type?post=3734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}