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More Americans now support banning phones all day at school, not just in class (www.techspot.com)
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[–] isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

It's the parents that are the problem. The problem is, when schools try to ban them, parents flip the fuck out. They become apoplectic at the idea of not being able to instantly reach their kids at every hour of the day. A surprising number of parents install tracking apps on their kid's phones. They have them tagged like wild animals under study.

So schools are stuck compromising with unenforceable rules. Instead of banning phones entirely, they'll ban kids from having them out in class. Which of course never works, as the kids just take them out as soon as the teacher turns their back.

[–] Remy@lemmy.today 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

as the kids just take them out as soon as the teacher turns their back

When I was in school the teacher's were seizing the phone if they caught you with it in class and sometimes require your parents to pick it up after school

[–] greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Yup same. Then a few phones went missing, parents threatened to sue because cell phones were insanely expensive back then, and the school told teachers they couldn't do that anymore. 🤷‍♀️

[–] Remy@lemmy.today 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Did the teachers stole the phones or how did that even happen? 💀

[–] greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nah, pretty sure other kids took them when the teacher wasn't looking.

[–] Remy@lemmy.today 1 points 3 weeks ago

In my school the teacher locked them under the desk and brought them to the Principal's office after class.

I never heard that any phone got stolen

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