Texting etiquette during school day

[Anonymous]

I have a HS senior babysitter. I text her during the day. She gets back to me when she can.

[Anonymous]

Considering phones are supposed to be off, put away, kept in lockers, etc. I don’t see the big deal.

[Anonymous]

Ok, I won't text her until 4pm!

Do most agree that babysitting until 10pm is ok on a school night? There's zero driving, she just needs to walk 3 houses down to get home.

[Anonymous]

I’d de fine with 10pm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok, I won't text her until 4pm!

Do most agree that babysitting until 10pm is ok on a school night? There's zero driving, she just needs to walk 3 houses down to get home.

10 pm is fine. I’m ok with midnight or even later on weekends.

[Anonymous]

Mom of dd who babysat a ton - it's fine to send the text any time, just don't expect an immediate reply back during the day. My dd mostly babysat in neighborhood and could walk so may depend on situation but I was totally fine with weeknight sitting until 10 or 10:30, and weekend till whenever (she was usually back no later than 12:30 and most often much earlier)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many of these posters text their own kids during the school day.

If my son texts me, I will respond because I know he is at lunch or in a class where they have free time and can text. Otherwise, I would only text in a true emergency/major change of plans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok, I won't text her until 4pm!

Do most agree that babysitting until 10pm is ok on a school night? There's zero driving, she just needs to walk 3 houses down to get home.

This would be totally fine with me (my DD is a freshman)

[Anonymous]

Not during the school day. We had a teen tutor for one child and I always texted after school. Sometimes kids forget to turn off their phone sounds or get distracted when they get texts because they think it's an emergency

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok, I won't text her until 4pm!

Do most agree that babysitting until 10pm is ok on a school night? There's zero driving, she just needs to walk 3 houses down to get home.

It's really up to individual families. If she can manage her homework not a problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For parents of high schoolers, I'd also like to know how late you'd be comfortable letting your 9th or 10 grader babysit on a Sunday night or school night.

Neither would happen in our home.

[Anonymous]

It’s not my job to keep a teen’s phone from texting - it’s the teen’s. It’s also the teen’s job not to get distracted by it and all the other excuses on this thread. Text when you want but don’t expect an immediate reply.

- HS teacher and mom to teens

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For parents of high schoolers, I'd also like to know how late you'd be comfortable letting your 9th or 10 grader babysit on a Sunday night or school night.

10pm. And no, don't text during school hours. Send it after 3pm or so.

Agree. I don't text my kids during their school day unless it's an emergency and they pretty much do the same for me at my workday. Mine are really distractible, though, so even though the phones aren't supposed to be used during the school day, I didn't want to set a precedent for them to have to think that messages might be waiting for them while they're trying to focus on school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a neighbor/babysitter who is a sophomore in high school. I need to ask if she can babysit in a week, but I keep forgetting after school is out because I am busy with my own kid! Is it a no no to text during the school day? I assume her phone is off or she can ignore it, but what's the etiquette?

Yes, it is a no no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For parents of high schoolers, I'd also like to know how late you'd be comfortable letting your 9th or 10 grader babysit on a Sunday night or school night.

Neither would happen in our home.

Same. Back off, OP. School is her job. Summer is over.