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Illinois Governor Signs School Cellphone Ban to Avoid Student Distractions
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this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2026
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Except that's not how phones actually work in the "real" world. Adults have phones on them all the time (with very few exceptions). There aren't "phone police" preemptively taking their phones from them during meetings. They need to learn self control, and forcing them not to have the phone available doesn't teach that. I'm all for making them put their phone in a basket for a time period if they show they can't control themselves, that teaches them, but it shouldn't be the default.
And in the “real” world you can get fired for not doing your job or being on your phone too much. There are legit consequences that can applied without much pushback. In schools, you can’t just kick a kid out forever for fucking with their phone after multiple warnings and detentions. You can, however, confiscate the phone for the remainder of the class, or have them keep it in their locker to check during breaks, which is exactly what this bill is doing. To be honest, that’s what teachers were doing anyway in most schools so this is really just a formality.
Ok... That exactly what I said in the comment you replied to. You are just angrily agreeing with me now.
The only part that differs is that this bill preemptively takes the phone from them, even if they have a good history of using it responsibly. That's the part I disagree with. Take the phone only when there is a history of abuse from a particular student, not all the time, every time.
Except that I’m arguing that it is the default. Most kids can’t handle not constantly being on it, sneaking, taking videos in class, etc. Their attention spans are very small. They are in a school, not a job, and I disagree that they should just have it on them in the first place. They earn that when they can go to college where they have 4 years to experiment, but before that their focus should be in the classroom.