Bell-to-bell cell phone prohibition

[Anonymous]

They should work on the teachers getting back to paper and pencil. The laptops are used as the communication device between students all day long. The teachers require too much activity in the laptops which amounts to hours and hours on laptops.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should work on the teachers getting back to paper and pencil. The laptops are used as the communication device between students all day long. The teachers require too much activity in the laptops which amounts to hours and hours on laptops.

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher who is STRICT with the phones in my room and that policy is a life saver. I don’t see how we manage it in halls between classes and at lunch though. And part of why it works in the class is they can have them in the halls and at lunch.

+1
I don't care if kids have them during lunch and in the halls. It's the classroom that matters.

The problem with the halls is that students ask to go to the bathroom or leave class for one reason or another and they take their phone with them. They then roam the halls or go create trouble in said bathrooms. If you've been in a high school, you know that no mammal is slower than a human high schooler on their way to and from the bathroom or otherwise walking the halls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher who is STRICT with the phones in my room and that policy is a life saver. I don’t see how we manage it in halls between classes and at lunch though. And part of why it works in the class is they can have them in the halls and at lunch.

+1
I don't care if kids have them during lunch and in the halls. It's the classroom that matters.

To a teacher I can see this, but for the overall school community it absolutely matters not to have phones in the halls and at lunch. So much more in-person interaction (for better and for worse) requiring kids to, you know, work on in-person interaction.

And as far as enforcement, see phone, take phone to office can work. It's even better if parents have to pick it up every time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher who is STRICT with the phones in my room and that policy is a life saver. I don’t see how we manage it in halls between classes and at lunch though. And part of why it works in the class is they can have them in the halls and at lunch.

+1
I don't care if kids have them during lunch and in the halls. It's the classroom that matters.

The problem with the halls is that students ask to go to the bathroom or leave class for one reason or another and they take their phone with them. They then roam the halls or go create trouble in said bathrooms. If you've been in a high school, you know that no mammal is slower than a human high schooler on their way to and from the bathroom or otherwise walking the halls.

Well said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher who is STRICT with the phones in my room and that policy is a life saver. I don’t see how we manage it in halls between classes and at lunch though. And part of why it works in the class is they can have them in the halls and at lunch.

+1
I don't care if kids have them during lunch and in the halls. It's the classroom that matters.

The problem with the halls is that students ask to go to the bathroom or leave class for one reason or another and they take their phone with them. They then roam the halls or go create trouble in said bathrooms. If you've been in a high school, you know that no mammal is slower than a human high schooler on their way to and from the bathroom or otherwise walking the halls.

I'm assuming the phones would be stored near the teacher, so I doubt the teacher would allow a kid to take their phone to the bathroom with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher who is STRICT with the phones in my room and that policy is a life saver. I don’t see how we manage it in halls between classes and at lunch though. And part of why it works in the class is they can have them in the halls and at lunch.

+1
I don't care if kids have them during lunch and in the halls. It's the classroom that matters.

To a teacher I can see this, but for the overall school community it absolutely matters not to have phones in the halls and at lunch. So much more in-person interaction (for better and for worse) requiring kids to, you know, work on in-person interaction.

And as far as enforcement, see phone, take phone to office can work. It's even better if parents have to pick it up every time.

I'm the PP and I completely agree with you. I just meant the most crucial place to ban phones is in the classroom, but I'm thrilled to see this policy and hope schools enforce it (bell-to-bell). It's long past time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher who is STRICT with the phones in my room and that policy is a life saver. I don’t see how we manage it in halls between classes and at lunch though. And part of why it works in the class is they can have them in the halls and at lunch.

+1
I don't care if kids have them during lunch and in the halls. It's the classroom that matters.

To a teacher I can see this, but for the overall school community it absolutely matters not to have phones in the halls and at lunch. So much more in-person interaction (for better and for worse) requiring kids to, you know, work on in-person interaction.

And as far as enforcement, see phone, take phone to office can work. It's even better if parents have to pick it up every time.

I'm the PP and I completely agree with you. I just meant the most crucial place to ban phones is in the classroom, but I'm thrilled to see this policy and hope schools enforce it (bell-to-bell). It's long past time.

We had the same policy last year except kids could use it during passing periods. Now they can still use it during lunch. Not much has changed. Stop acting like this is some new plan that will be miraculous.

[Anonymous]

It was in place last year and for the most part not enforced. They should be turned off in school buildings. So disruptive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was in place last year and for the most part not enforced. They should be turned off in school buildings. So disruptive.

This really seems to vary by school. At my DS's high school, he didn't have his phone in class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher who is STRICT with the phones in my room and that policy is a life saver. I don’t see how we manage it in halls between classes and at lunch though. And part of why it works in the class is they can have them in the halls and at lunch.

+1
I don't care if kids have them during lunch and in the halls. It's the classroom that matters.

To a teacher I can see this, but for the overall school community it absolutely matters not to have phones in the halls and at lunch. So much more in-person interaction (for better and for worse) requiring kids to, you know, work on in-person interaction.

And as far as enforcement, see phone, take phone to office can work. It's even better if parents have to pick it up every time.

I'm the PP and I completely agree with you. I just meant the most crucial place to ban phones is in the classroom, but I'm thrilled to see this policy and hope schools enforce it (bell-to-bell). It's long past time.

We had the same policy last year except kids could use it during passing periods. Now they can still use it during lunch. Not much has changed. Stop acting like this is some new plan that will be miraculous.

Thanks for your advice, but I'm happy with this policy and hope it's enforced. No one said anything about "miraculous," just that it's long overdue.

[Anonymous]

I’m nervous about my kid who has a medical exception. They won’t flaunt it, but I’m worried they’ll be in trouble every time an unfamiliar teacher sees them…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m nervous about my kid who has a medical exception. They won’t flaunt it, but I’m worried they’ll be in trouble every time an unfamiliar teacher sees them…

Is it the kind of thing that has to be checked in the hallways within seconds of an alert? Or can they duck into an office/classroom/clinic as long as it's checked within a minute or two?

I teach at one of the biggest schools in the county and there are so few true exceptions (not, "omg my mom is calling me!" but "If I don't address this medical issue right now I could pass out.") we honestly know those kids. Your child will walk the same paths at the same time each day, and staff will know them, even if they aren't in their classes.

[Anonymous]

Some school will enforce it, but some schools will fail enforcing it (or any other standards) due to weak management.

Last year, my kid said the teacher was on her phone quite often so she just didn't care what the kids did. Seems some teachers and school will just 'phone it in.'

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should work on the teachers getting back to paper and pencil. The laptops are used as the communication device between students all day long. The teachers require too much activity in the laptops which amounts to hours and hours on laptops.

I agree completely. The laptops are a big distraction. Paper and pencil to really test a kids knowledge. But sadly, many kids have such terrible penmanship, teachers can't grade the work.