Banning and confiscating phones?

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TLR. In our child's middle school they must be in their backpacks or lockers for the entire school day. If a teacher catches a phone out they will confiscate it.

If your kid is pulling it out in class or in the bathroom they are breaking the rules. Unless they do a full body search every morning as kids arrive, schools know they won't be able to ban phones from coming in. It's about minimizing how disruptive they are and whether they are used for cheating.

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Anonymous wrote:TLR. In our child's middle school they must be in their backpacks or lockers for the entire school day. If a teacher catches a phone out they will confiscate it.

If your kid is pulling it out in class or in the bathroom they are breaking the rules. Unless they do a full body search every morning as kids arrive, schools know they won't be able to ban phones from coming in. It's about minimizing how disruptive they are and whether they are used for cheating.

My kids use them to record lectures and photograph the blackboard. They say it's super helpful.

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Anonymous wrote:TLR. In our child's middle school they must be in their backpacks or lockers for the entire school day. If a teacher catches a phone out they will confiscate it.

If your kid is pulling it out in class or in the bathroom they are breaking the rules. Unless they do a full body search every morning as kids arrive, schools know they won't be able to ban phones from coming in. It's about minimizing how disruptive they are and whether they are used for cheating.

What middle school? My kid goes to JW and they are out all day long

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think an outright ban has enough political consensus to pass.

As it stands, MCPS has a toothless cell phone policy which SAYS kids aren't supposed to use them during class and only before, after school and lunch. But they have no way to enforce it so they do what they want and when they want.

I don't know what the solution is, because turning teachers into the cell phone police doesn't work either. So we're stuck with the current state of affairs unless someone can come up with a solution that the majority of parents, teachers, students and administrators can tolerate. Which has been pretty much Mission Impossible for the last decade.

Op here and I agree with this. Because when I was in school, only a handful had beepers but now almost every kid has a phone. It’s not fair to turn teachers into electronic police. I’m just work shopping solutions to these ever-growing problems given this morning’s security communication.

Which is why I stated that the BOE has to implement the policy of no phone in class. The phone pouches are a good way to do this. The teachers can have the device to unlock their phones in case of an emergency. Otherwise, the kids have their phones but cannot use them as they are locked in the pouch.

If they can't use them, the benefit to having them is gone. Children need to learn how to manage phone use. They learn that by practicing it at a young age when stakes are lower than when they get their first job and get fired because they can't control their own phone use.

I can't tell if this is a serious post.

They can learn it from their parents at home, not at school. Teachers aren't parents, right?

If they can't manage it as an adult, then that's a parenting failure, and too bad for said young adult. Natural consequences.

PP and yes I’m serious. I think kids should learn when they are young how to cope with tech young rather than be thrown to the wolves when they leave home.

Also I didn’t post this earlier but I got my child a cell phone in ES after an MCPS teacher abused my child and others. Kids reported it to parents and parents complained. She was able to convince administrators kids were lying for months before a parent confronted her and got her to acknowledge her abuse in an email. An example is my child needed medical treatment because the teacher punished her by denying bathroom access, which caused her to go in her pants which then caused her to be teased and bullied.

A single kid with a cell phone could have stopped most of this teacher’s abuse. Oh and the teacher was disciplined but is still in MCPS.

We are condoning cell phones in elementary school now? Please stop

Next stop - preschool!!!

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think an outright ban has enough political consensus to pass.

As it stands, MCPS has a toothless cell phone policy which SAYS kids aren't supposed to use them during class and only before, after school and lunch. But they have no way to enforce it so they do what they want and when they want.

I don't know what the solution is, because turning teachers into the cell phone police doesn't work either. So we're stuck with the current state of affairs unless someone can come up with a solution that the majority of parents, teachers, students and administrators can tolerate. Which has been pretty much Mission Impossible for the last decade.

Op here and I agree with this. Because when I was in school, only a handful had beepers but now almost every kid has a phone. It’s not fair to turn teachers into electronic police. I’m just work shopping solutions to these ever-growing problems given this morning’s security communication.

Which is why I stated that the BOE has to implement the policy of no phone in class. The phone pouches are a good way to do this. The teachers can have the device to unlock their phones in case of an emergency. Otherwise, the kids have their phones but cannot use them as they are locked in the pouch.

If they can't use them, the benefit to having them is gone. Children need to learn how to manage phone use. They learn that by practicing it at a young age when stakes are lower than when they get their first job and get fired because they can't control their own phone use.

I can't tell if this is a serious post.

They can learn it from their parents at home, not at school. Teachers aren't parents, right?

If they can't manage it as an adult, then that's a parenting failure, and too bad for said young adult. Natural consequences.

PP and yes I’m serious. I think kids should learn when they are young how to cope with tech young rather than be thrown to the wolves when they leave home.

Also I didn’t post this earlier but I got my child a cell phone in ES after an MCPS teacher abused my child and others. Kids reported it to parents and parents complained. She was able to convince administrators kids were lying for months before a parent confronted her and got her to acknowledge her abuse in an email. An example is my child needed medical treatment because the teacher punished her by denying bathroom access, which caused her to go in her pants which then caused her to be teased and bullied.

A single kid with a cell phone could have stopped most of this teacher’s abuse. Oh and the teacher was disciplined but is still in MCPS.

We are condoning cell phones in elementary school now? Please stop

Next stop - preschool!!!

We got our 8 year old a gizmo. It's been great since it makes us more comfortable giving them greater personal autonomy.

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Anonymous wrote:You can't use your phone when you're going through customs, either. Schools get to impose rules, too. Kids enjoy the break from phones as well, by the way.

Personally, I haven't been through customs in years so it's a non-issue. As a parent, it's my responsibility to control and monitor the phone. See how that works. Its easy to lock it down or shut it off.

How are you monitoring and controlling your kids' phone usage when they are in class?

There are a lot of things kids cannot bring to school, like if they little Jimmy wanted to bring his ps4, the school would confiscate it and return it at the end of the day.

I stated earlier, they can use phone pouches, so your little snowflake won't have their phones taken away; they just won't be able to use it unless the teacher unlocks the pouch.

Easy to see the usage.

If my kid has an allergic reaction, I want them to call me.

If there is an incident at school or somewhere else, I want them to call me as I will go get them.

If I have an issue and cannot get them, I want to be able to contact time.

If they need to let me know something like school supplies or a change, they need to contact me.

As a parent its my job to deal with it, not the teachers.

My snowflakes can just yell out when they need me right now so it's not an issue.

Newsflash:

Kids have had allergies before cell phones

Yes, they did, and imagine if some could have contacted their parents and prevented something serious from happening. A cell phone and prevention is a lot cheaper than an ER bill or worse.

This is the biggest stretch. Did you give a cell phone to your kid in kindergarten? How did they reach you in elementary school?

I got them gizmos after a not so fun er visit due to an irresponsible teacher who had been told repeatedly not to feed anything to my child.

100% that kids with allergies need phones to protect themselves by having the ability to call for help in an emergency rather than depending on school personnel or fellow students. Far too many teachers and administrators, even today, seem to think food allergies are made up or exaggerated. They can’t fathom that something they find benign and tasty, like peanuts, can be life threatening to someone else.

If your kid is having an allergic reaction, who is your kid going to call? You? Do you live 2min away from school? By the time you get there, go through the office to get buzzed in, tell the admin what's going on, what would happen to your kid?

If the allergic reaction is that bad they should have an epi-pen with them at all times. If it's not that bad, they can go to the office and have admin deal with it. That would be a lot faster than calling you.

I think you are the one with a knee jerk reaction and not thinking things through.

I was 5 minutes from the school and yes, I've gone running several times. They have to get the teacher's permission to go to the office and this particular teacher didn't get the particular food allergy and wasn't careful and decided kid was ok. ER said otherwise. Teachers should not be making medical decisions. They also should not be buying food and handing it out without asking parents first. And, if a parent specifically says don't feed my child and don't touch my child if you have xxx on your hands, they should take it seriously.

So you are always 5min from your kid?

Again, the time it takes you to get to the school, get buzzed in and tell the office what's going on, your kid could've just gone down to the health office and got an epipen.

Teach your kids to manage their allergies. You won't be 5min away from them every single time. You must literally have to tag along to every event otherwise.

It's not that simple if you have a young child with other special needs. Yes, we went to every event but most parents did win the group we were with so it wasn't an issue. The child asked about the food as they weren't sure and originally declined and the teacher said it was perfectly fine. The child did want they were told to do which was ask an adult if it was safe. Now the child is older and can manage it and knows what to eat and not eat but it's not so simple with a younger child. Child can now carry a cell phone and medication in case of emergency which helps too. School had the medication on hand to administer if the teacher only sent the child upon request to the nurse.

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Anonymous wrote:You can't use your phone when you're going through customs, either. Schools get to impose rules, too. Kids enjoy the break from phones as well, by the way.

Personally, I haven't been through customs in years so it's a non-issue. As a parent, it's my responsibility to control and monitor the phone. See how that works. Its easy to lock it down or shut it off.

How are you monitoring and controlling your kids' phone usage when they are in class?

There are a lot of things kids cannot bring to school, like if they little Jimmy wanted to bring his ps4, the school would confiscate it and return it at the end of the day.

I stated earlier, they can use phone pouches, so your little snowflake won't have their phones taken away; they just won't be able to use it unless the teacher unlocks the pouch.

Easy to see the usage.

If my kid has an allergic reaction, I want them to call me.

If there is an incident at school or somewhere else, I want them to call me as I will go get them.

If I have an issue and cannot get them, I want to be able to contact time.

If they need to let me know something like school supplies or a change, they need to contact me.

As a parent its my job to deal with it, not the teachers.

My snowflakes can just yell out when they need me right now so it's not an issue.

Newsflash:

Kids have had allergies before cell phones

Yes, they did, and imagine if some could have contacted their parents and prevented something serious from happening. A cell phone and prevention is a lot cheaper than an ER bill or worse.

This is the biggest stretch. Did you give a cell phone to your kid in kindergarten? How did they reach you in elementary school?

I got them gizmos after a not so fun er visit due to an irresponsible teacher who had been told repeatedly not to feed anything to my child.

100% that kids with allergies need phones to protect themselves by having the ability to call for help in an emergency rather than depending on school personnel or fellow students. Far too many teachers and administrators, even today, seem to think food allergies are made up or exaggerated. They can’t fathom that something they find benign and tasty, like peanuts, can be life threatening to someone else.

If your kid is having an allergic reaction, who is your kid going to call? You? Do you live 2min away from school? By the time you get there, go through the office to get buzzed in, tell the admin what's going on, what would happen to your kid?

If the allergic reaction is that bad they should have an epi-pen with them at all times. If it's not that bad, they can go to the office and have admin deal with it. That would be a lot faster than calling you.

I think you are the one with a knee jerk reaction and not thinking things through.

I was 5 minutes from the school and yes, I've gone running several times. They have to get the teacher's permission to go to the office and this particular teacher didn't get the particular food allergy and wasn't careful and decided kid was ok. ER said otherwise. Teachers should not be making medical decisions. They also should not be buying food and handing it out without asking parents first. And, if a parent specifically says don't feed my child and don't touch my child if you have xxx on your hands, they should take it seriously.

So you are always 5min from your kid?

Again, the time it takes you to get to the school, get buzzed in and tell the office what's going on, your kid could've just gone down to the health office and got an epipen.

Teach your kids to manage their allergies. You won't be 5min away from them every single time. You must literally have to tag along to every event otherwise.

Unfortunately, if they do what the crazies want, the teachers will be so busy confiscating phones, enforcing the criminal code, and monitoring bathrooms that they just be attentive to real problems like deadly allergies.

Except the teachers are simply ignoring all the bad behavior and ignoring things like health issues. So, that's where we are at so as a parent the only solution for us is a cell phone to call us or 911 in case of an emergency. Teachers can tell kids to put away their phones and send the kids to the office/kick them out of class if they don't comply (barring a medical reason to check their phone). Parents can tell their kids they monitor it and put blocks on the phone during the school day. Its a balance of the schools and parents working together.

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Anonymous wrote:You can't use your phone when you're going through customs, either. Schools get to impose rules, too. Kids enjoy the break from phones as well, by the way.

Personally, I haven't been through customs in years so it's a non-issue. As a parent, it's my responsibility to control and monitor the phone. See how that works. Its easy to lock it down or shut it off.

How are you monitoring and controlling your kids' phone usage when they are in class?

There are a lot of things kids cannot bring to school, like if they little Jimmy wanted to bring his ps4, the school would confiscate it and return it at the end of the day.

I stated earlier, they can use phone pouches, so your little snowflake won't have their phones taken away; they just won't be able to use it unless the teacher unlocks the pouch.

Easy to see the usage.

If my kid has an allergic reaction, I want them to call me.

If there is an incident at school or somewhere else, I want them to call me as I will go get them.

If I have an issue and cannot get them, I want to be able to contact time.

If they need to let me know something like school supplies or a change, they need to contact me.

As a parent its my job to deal with it, not the teachers.

My snowflakes can just yell out when they need me right now so it's not an issue.

Newsflash:

Kids have had allergies before cell phones

Yes, they did, and imagine if some could have contacted their parents and prevented something serious from happening. A cell phone and prevention is a lot cheaper than an ER bill or worse.

This is the biggest stretch. Did you give a cell phone to your kid in kindergarten? How did they reach you in elementary school?

I got them gizmos after a not so fun er visit due to an irresponsible teacher who had been told repeatedly not to feed anything to my child.

100% that kids with allergies need phones to protect themselves by having the ability to call for help in an emergency rather than depending on school personnel or fellow students. Far too many teachers and administrators, even today, seem to think food allergies are made up or exaggerated. They can’t fathom that something they find benign and tasty, like peanuts, can be life threatening to someone else.

If your kid is having an allergic reaction, who is your kid going to call? You? Do you live 2min away from school? By the time you get there, go through the office to get buzzed in, tell the admin what's going on, what would happen to your kid?

If the allergic reaction is that bad they should have an epi-pen with them at all times. If it's not that bad, they can go to the office and have admin deal with it. That would be a lot faster than calling you.

I think you are the one with a knee jerk reaction and not thinking things through.

I was 5 minutes from the school and yes, I've gone running several times. They have to get the teacher's permission to go to the office and this particular teacher didn't get the particular food allergy and wasn't careful and decided kid was ok. ER said otherwise. Teachers should not be making medical decisions. They also should not be buying food and handing it out without asking parents first. And, if a parent specifically says don't feed my child and don't touch my child if you have xxx on your hands, they should take it seriously.

So you are always 5min from your kid?

Again, the time it takes you to get to the school, get buzzed in and tell the office what's going on, your kid could've just gone down to the health office and got an epipen.

Teach your kids to manage their allergies. You won't be 5min away from them every single time. You must literally have to tag along to every event otherwise.

Unfortunately, if they do what the crazies want, the teachers will be so busy confiscating phones, enforcing the criminal code, and monitoring bathrooms that they just be attentive to real problems like deadly allergies.

Except the teachers are simply ignoring all the bad behavior and ignoring things like health issues. So, that's where we are at so as a parent the only solution for us is a cell phone to call us or 911 in case of an emergency. Teachers can tell kids to put away their phones and send the kids to the office/kick them out of class if they don't comply (barring a medical reason to check their phone). Parents can tell their kids they monitor it and put blocks on the phone during the school day. Its a balance of the schools and parents working together.

What block do you put on the phone such that they cannot even text their friends during class, which would also defeat the point of them reaching you , too.

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Anonymous wrote:You can't use your phone when you're going through customs, either. Schools get to impose rules, too. Kids enjoy the break from phones as well, by the way.

Personally, I haven't been through customs in years so it's a non-issue. As a parent, it's my responsibility to control and monitor the phone. See how that works. Its easy to lock it down or shut it off.

How are you monitoring and controlling your kids' phone usage when they are in class?

There are a lot of things kids cannot bring to school, like if they little Jimmy wanted to bring his ps4, the school would confiscate it and return it at the end of the day.

I stated earlier, they can use phone pouches, so your little snowflake won't have their phones taken away; they just won't be able to use it unless the teacher unlocks the pouch.

Easy to see the usage.

If my kid has an allergic reaction, I want them to call me.

If there is an incident at school or somewhere else, I want them to call me as I will go get them.

If I have an issue and cannot get them, I want to be able to contact time.

If they need to let me know something like school supplies or a change, they need to contact me.

As a parent its my job to deal with it, not the teachers.

My snowflakes can just yell out when they need me right now so it's not an issue.

Newsflash:

Kids have had allergies before cell phones

Yes, they did, and imagine if some could have contacted their parents and prevented something serious from happening. A cell phone and prevention is a lot cheaper than an ER bill or worse.

This is the biggest stretch. Did you give a cell phone to your kid in kindergarten? How did they reach you in elementary school?

I got them gizmos after a not so fun er visit due to an irresponsible teacher who had been told repeatedly not to feed anything to my child.

100% that kids with allergies need phones to protect themselves by having the ability to call for help in an emergency rather than depending on school personnel or fellow students. Far too many teachers and administrators, even today, seem to think food allergies are made up or exaggerated. They can’t fathom that something they find benign and tasty, like peanuts, can be life threatening to someone else.

If your kid is having an allergic reaction, who is your kid going to call? You? Do you live 2min away from school? By the time you get there, go through the office to get buzzed in, tell the admin what's going on, what would happen to your kid?

If the allergic reaction is that bad they should have an epi-pen with them at all times. If it's not that bad, they can go to the office and have admin deal with it. That would be a lot faster than calling you.

I think you are the one with a knee jerk reaction and not thinking things through.

I was 5 minutes from the school and yes, I've gone running several times. They have to get the teacher's permission to go to the office and this particular teacher didn't get the particular food allergy and wasn't careful and decided kid was ok. ER said otherwise. Teachers should not be making medical decisions. They also should not be buying food and handing it out without asking parents first. And, if a parent specifically says don't feed my child and don't touch my child if you have xxx on your hands, they should take it seriously.

So you are always 5min from your kid?

Again, the time it takes you to get to the school, get buzzed in and tell the office what's going on, your kid could've just gone down to the health office and got an epipen.

Teach your kids to manage their allergies. You won't be 5min away from them every single time. You must literally have to tag along to every event otherwise.

Unfortunately, if they do what the crazies want, the teachers will be so busy confiscating phones, enforcing the criminal code, and monitoring bathrooms that they just be attentive to real problems like deadly allergies.

Except the teachers are simply ignoring all the bad behavior and ignoring things like health issues. So, that's where we are at so as a parent the only solution for us is a cell phone to call us or 911 in case of an emergency. Teachers can tell kids to put away their phones and send the kids to the office/kick them out of class if they don't comply (barring a medical reason to check their phone). Parents can tell their kids they monitor it and put blocks on the phone during the school day. Its a balance of the schools and parents working together.

What block do you put on the phone such that they cannot even text their friends during class, which would also defeat the point of them reaching you , too.

We check the text and their text go to our devices too. There are blocks, but we use other ways.

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Anonymous wrote:You can't use your phone when you're going through customs, either. Schools get to impose rules, too. Kids enjoy the break from phones as well, by the way.

Personally, I haven't been through customs in years so it's a non-issue. As a parent, it's my responsibility to control and monitor the phone. See how that works. Its easy to lock it down or shut it off.

How are you monitoring and controlling your kids' phone usage when they are in class?

There are a lot of things kids cannot bring to school, like if they little Jimmy wanted to bring his ps4, the school would confiscate it and return it at the end of the day.

I stated earlier, they can use phone pouches, so your little snowflake won't have their phones taken away; they just won't be able to use it unless the teacher unlocks the pouch.

Easy to see the usage.

If my kid has an allergic reaction, I want them to call me.

If there is an incident at school or somewhere else, I want them to call me as I will go get them.

If I have an issue and cannot get them, I want to be able to contact time.

If they need to let me know something like school supplies or a change, they need to contact me.

As a parent its my job to deal with it, not the teachers.

My snowflakes can just yell out when they need me right now so it's not an issue.

Newsflash:

Kids have had allergies before cell phones

Yes, they did, and imagine if some could have contacted their parents and prevented something serious from happening. A cell phone and prevention is a lot cheaper than an ER bill or worse.

This is the biggest stretch. Did you give a cell phone to your kid in kindergarten? How did they reach you in elementary school?

I got them gizmos after a not so fun er visit due to an irresponsible teacher who had been told repeatedly not to feed anything to my child.

100% that kids with allergies need phones to protect themselves by having the ability to call for help in an emergency rather than depending on school personnel or fellow students. Far too many teachers and administrators, even today, seem to think food allergies are made up or exaggerated. They can’t fathom that something they find benign and tasty, like peanuts, can be life threatening to someone else.

If your kid is having an allergic reaction, who is your kid going to call? You? Do you live 2min away from school? By the time you get there, go through the office to get buzzed in, tell the admin what's going on, what would happen to your kid?

If the allergic reaction is that bad they should have an epi-pen with them at all times. If it's not that bad, they can go to the office and have admin deal with it. That would be a lot faster than calling you.

I think you are the one with a knee jerk reaction and not thinking things through.

I was 5 minutes from the school and yes, I've gone running several times. They have to get the teacher's permission to go to the office and this particular teacher didn't get the particular food allergy and wasn't careful and decided kid was ok. ER said otherwise. Teachers should not be making medical decisions. They also should not be buying food and handing it out without asking parents first. And, if a parent specifically says don't feed my child and don't touch my child if you have xxx on your hands, they should take it seriously.

So you are always 5min from your kid?

Again, the time it takes you to get to the school, get buzzed in and tell the office what's going on, your kid could've just gone down to the health office and got an epipen.

Teach your kids to manage their allergies. You won't be 5min away from them every single time. You must literally have to tag along to every event otherwise.

Unfortunately, if they do what the crazies want, the teachers will be so busy confiscating phones, enforcing the criminal code, and monitoring bathrooms that they just be attentive to real problems like deadly allergies.

Except the teachers are simply ignoring all the bad behavior and ignoring things like health issues. So, that's where we are at so as a parent the only solution for us is a cell phone to call us or 911 in case of an emergency. Teachers can tell kids to put away their phones and send the kids to the office/kick them out of class if they don't comply (barring a medical reason to check their phone). Parents can tell their kids they monitor it and put blocks on the phone during the school day. Its a balance of the schools and parents working together.

What block do you put on the phone such that they cannot even text their friends during class, which would also defeat the point of them reaching you , too.

We check the text and their text go to our devices too. There are blocks, but we use other ways.

You can put an iPhone in school mode. The kid still has the ability to override (for emergencies) but it will show up in your log so it's up to you to follow up with your kids and enforce this. If we found our kid was using their phone, for non-emergencies at school we take it away for a week.

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Anonymous wrote:You can't use your phone when you're going through customs, either. Schools get to impose rules, too. Kids enjoy the break from phones as well, by the way.

Personally, I haven't been through customs in years so it's a non-issue. As a parent, it's my responsibility to control and monitor the phone. See how that works. Its easy to lock it down or shut it off.

How are you monitoring and controlling your kids' phone usage when they are in class?

There are a lot of things kids cannot bring to school, like if they little Jimmy wanted to bring his ps4, the school would confiscate it and return it at the end of the day.

I stated earlier, they can use phone pouches, so your little snowflake won't have their phones taken away; they just won't be able to use it unless the teacher unlocks the pouch.

Easy to see the usage.

If my kid has an allergic reaction, I want them to call me.

If there is an incident at school or somewhere else, I want them to call me as I will go get them.

If I have an issue and cannot get them, I want to be able to contact time.

If they need to let me know something like school supplies or a change, they need to contact me.

As a parent its my job to deal with it, not the teachers.

My snowflakes can just yell out when they need me right now so it's not an issue.

Newsflash:

Kids have had allergies before cell phones

Yes, they did, and imagine if some could have contacted their parents and prevented something serious from happening. A cell phone and prevention is a lot cheaper than an ER bill or worse.

This is the biggest stretch. Did you give a cell phone to your kid in kindergarten? How did they reach you in elementary school?

I got them gizmos after a not so fun er visit due to an irresponsible teacher who had been told repeatedly not to feed anything to my child.

100% that kids with allergies need phones to protect themselves by having the ability to call for help in an emergency rather than depending on school personnel or fellow students. Far too many teachers and administrators, even today, seem to think food allergies are made up or exaggerated. They can’t fathom that something they find benign and tasty, like peanuts, can be life threatening to someone else.

If your kid is having an allergic reaction, who is your kid going to call? You? Do you live 2min away from school? By the time you get there, go through the office to get buzzed in, tell the admin what's going on, what would happen to your kid?

If the allergic reaction is that bad they should have an epi-pen with them at all times. If it's not that bad, they can go to the office and have admin deal with it. That would be a lot faster than calling you.

I think you are the one with a knee jerk reaction and not thinking things through.

I was 5 minutes from the school and yes, I've gone running several times. They have to get the teacher's permission to go to the office and this particular teacher didn't get the particular food allergy and wasn't careful and decided kid was ok. ER said otherwise. Teachers should not be making medical decisions. They also should not be buying food and handing it out without asking parents first. And, if a parent specifically says don't feed my child and don't touch my child if you have xxx on your hands, they should take it seriously.

So you are always 5min from your kid?

Again, the time it takes you to get to the school, get buzzed in and tell the office what's going on, your kid could've just gone down to the health office and got an epipen.

Teach your kids to manage their allergies. You won't be 5min away from them every single time. You must literally have to tag along to every event otherwise.

Unfortunately, if they do what the crazies want, the teachers will be so busy confiscating phones, enforcing the criminal code, and monitoring bathrooms that they just be attentive to real problems like deadly allergies.

Except the teachers are simply ignoring all the bad behavior and ignoring things like health issues. So, that's where we are at so as a parent the only solution for us is a cell phone to call us or 911 in case of an emergency. Teachers can tell kids to put away their phones and send the kids to the office/kick them out of class if they don't comply (barring a medical reason to check their phone). Parents can tell their kids they monitor it and put blocks on the phone during the school day. Its a balance of the schools and parents working together.

What block do you put on the phone such that they cannot even text their friends during class, which would also defeat the point of them reaching you , too.

We check the text and their text go to our devices too. There are blocks, but we use other ways.

You can put an iPhone in school mode. The kid still has the ability to override (for emergencies) but it will show up in your log so it's up to you to follow up with your kids and enforce this. If we found our kid was using their phone, for non-emergencies at school we take it away for a week.

That requires way too much parenting. I would prefer it if the county did this for me.

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You can put the phone on downtime and allow 5 contacts the kids can reach via text. It is super simple to use. I can’t believe most parents don’t do this. My kids phone is on downtime 8am to 3pm and 10pm to 6:30am.

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Anonymous wrote:You can't use your phone when you're going through customs, either. Schools get to impose rules, too. Kids enjoy the break from phones as well, by the way.

Personally, I haven't been through customs in years so it's a non-issue. As a parent, it's my responsibility to control and monitor the phone. See how that works. Its easy to lock it down or shut it off.

How are you monitoring and controlling your kids' phone usage when they are in class?

There are a lot of things kids cannot bring to school, like if they little Jimmy wanted to bring his ps4, the school would confiscate it and return it at the end of the day.

I stated earlier, they can use phone pouches, so your little snowflake won't have their phones taken away; they just won't be able to use it unless the teacher unlocks the pouch.

Easy to see the usage.

If my kid has an allergic reaction, I want them to call me.

If there is an incident at school or somewhere else, I want them to call me as I will go get them.

If I have an issue and cannot get them, I want to be able to contact time.

If they need to let me know something like school supplies or a change, they need to contact me.

As a parent its my job to deal with it, not the teachers.

My snowflakes can just yell out when they need me right now so it's not an issue.

Newsflash:

Kids have had allergies before cell phones

Yes, they did, and imagine if some could have contacted their parents and prevented something serious from happening. A cell phone and prevention is a lot cheaper than an ER bill or worse.

This is the biggest stretch. Did you give a cell phone to your kid in kindergarten? How did they reach you in elementary school?

I got them gizmos after a not so fun er visit due to an irresponsible teacher who had been told repeatedly not to feed anything to my child.

100% that kids with allergies need phones to protect themselves by having the ability to call for help in an emergency rather than depending on school personnel or fellow students. Far too many teachers and administrators, even today, seem to think food allergies are made up or exaggerated. They can’t fathom that something they find benign and tasty, like peanuts, can be life threatening to someone else.

If your kid is having an allergic reaction, who is your kid going to call? You? Do you live 2min away from school? By the time you get there, go through the office to get buzzed in, tell the admin what's going on, what would happen to your kid?

If the allergic reaction is that bad they should have an epi-pen with them at all times. If it's not that bad, they can go to the office and have admin deal with it. That would be a lot faster than calling you.

I think you are the one with a knee jerk reaction and not thinking things through.

I was 5 minutes from the school and yes, I've gone running several times. They have to get the teacher's permission to go to the office and this particular teacher didn't get the particular food allergy and wasn't careful and decided kid was ok. ER said otherwise. Teachers should not be making medical decisions. They also should not be buying food and handing it out without asking parents first. And, if a parent specifically says don't feed my child and don't touch my child if you have xxx on your hands, they should take it seriously.

So you are always 5min from your kid?

Again, the time it takes you to get to the school, get buzzed in and tell the office what's going on, your kid could've just gone down to the health office and got an epipen.

Teach your kids to manage their allergies. You won't be 5min away from them every single time. You must literally have to tag along to every event otherwise.

Unfortunately, if they do what the crazies want, the teachers will be so busy confiscating phones, enforcing the criminal code, and monitoring bathrooms that they just be attentive to real problems like deadly allergies.

And still the kid is old enough to understand. I have 2nd graders who know their allergies. Time to start looking in the mirror. I know it’s easier to blame others but nah….

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Anonymous wrote:You can't use your phone when you're going through customs, either. Schools get to impose rules, too. Kids enjoy the break from phones as well, by the way.

Personally, I haven't been through customs in years so it's a non-issue. As a parent, it's my responsibility to control and monitor the phone. See how that works. Its easy to lock it down or shut it off.

How are you monitoring and controlling your kids' phone usage when they are in class?

There are a lot of things kids cannot bring to school, like if they little Jimmy wanted to bring his ps4, the school would confiscate it and return it at the end of the day.

I stated earlier, they can use phone pouches, so your little snowflake won't have their phones taken away; they just won't be able to use it unless the teacher unlocks the pouch.

Easy to see the usage.

If my kid has an allergic reaction, I want them to call me.

If there is an incident at school or somewhere else, I want them to call me as I will go get them.

If I have an issue and cannot get them, I want to be able to contact time.

If they need to let me know something like school supplies or a change, they need to contact me.

As a parent its my job to deal with it, not the teachers.

My snowflakes can just yell out when they need me right now so it's not an issue.

Newsflash:

Kids have had allergies before cell phones

Yes, they did, and imagine if some could have contacted their parents and prevented something serious from happening. A cell phone and prevention is a lot cheaper than an ER bill or worse.

This is the biggest stretch. Did you give a cell phone to your kid in kindergarten? How did they reach you in elementary school?

I got them gizmos after a not so fun er visit due to an irresponsible teacher who had been told repeatedly not to feed anything to my child.

100% that kids with allergies need phones to protect themselves by having the ability to call for help in an emergency rather than depending on school personnel or fellow students. Far too many teachers and administrators, even today, seem to think food allergies are made up or exaggerated. They can’t fathom that something they find benign and tasty, like peanuts, can be life threatening to someone else.

If your kid is having an allergic reaction, who is your kid going to call? You? Do you live 2min away from school? By the time you get there, go through the office to get buzzed in, tell the admin what's going on, what would happen to your kid?

If the allergic reaction is that bad they should have an epi-pen with them at all times. If it's not that bad, they can go to the office and have admin deal with it. That would be a lot faster than calling you.

I think you are the one with a knee jerk reaction and not thinking things through.

I was 5 minutes from the school and yes, I've gone running several times. They have to get the teacher's permission to go to the office and this particular teacher didn't get the particular food allergy and wasn't careful and decided kid was ok. ER said otherwise. Teachers should not be making medical decisions. They also should not be buying food and handing it out without asking parents first. And, if a parent specifically says don't feed my child and don't touch my child if you have xxx on your hands, they should take it seriously.

So you are always 5min from your kid?

Again, the time it takes you to get to the school, get buzzed in and tell the office what's going on, your kid could've just gone down to the health office and got an epipen.

Teach your kids to manage their allergies. You won't be 5min away from them every single time. You must literally have to tag along to every event otherwise.

Unfortunately, if they do what the crazies want, the teachers will be so busy confiscating phones, enforcing the criminal code, and monitoring bathrooms that they just be attentive to real problems like deadly allergies.

Except the teachers are simply ignoring all the bad behavior and ignoring things like health issues. So, that's where we are at so as a parent the only solution for us is a cell phone to call us or 911 in case of an emergency. Teachers can tell kids to put away their phones and send the kids to the office/kick them out of class if they don't comply (barring a medical reason to check their phone). Parents can tell their kids they monitor it and put blocks on the phone during the school day. Its a balance of the schools and parents working together.

Do your job as a parent. You wanted this. It shouldn’t be that hard. You just want so badly to blame others for your own failures. Guess what? Everyone is beyond fed up. It’s not gonna fly anymore. Start being an adult. Start parenting.

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Anonymous wrote:TLR. In our child's middle school they must be in their backpacks or lockers for the entire school day. If a teacher catches a phone out they will confiscate it.

If your kid is pulling it out in class or in the bathroom they are breaking the rules. Unless they do a full body search every morning as kids arrive, schools know they won't be able to ban phones from coming in. It's about minimizing how disruptive they are and whether they are used for cheating.

My kids use them to record lectures and photograph the blackboard. They say it's super helpful.

Maybe they should learn to get out a paper and pencil and write notes. I wouldn’t be impressed by this