Cell phone ban in schools

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Anonymous wrote:So how was your child's actual phone experience today,?

My child reports he was able to use it in school unless the teacher said not to but when there was down time, they still used them and free access to them at lunch instead of having to give their brain a break and work on those social emotional skills.

Like every other mcps policy-- all talk no walk.

Yup. Not even surprised.

At our school they will start locking up phones on Wednesday

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:During a bomb threat there is exactly nothing you can do if your child calls you. Parents are enthusiastic about these new phone policies. Just try to disengage from your child for a few hours during the school day.

I like to hear how my kid is. Sorry you don't. That's too bad.

You need to develop your self of identity apart from your child. Next time you feel like interrupting your child's day, brain storm some ways you might be able to do that.

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Anonymous wrote:But there is no cell phone ban in schools. This is just some far right maga fantasy.

Tell that to the principal at my kids middle school when they collect up all cell phones at the start of the school day as part of the ban. An actual ban. That exists. In MCPS.

I would not agree to that at all. You just send in old unused phone. Tired of MCPS putting kids at risk and not giving them any type of ways to get help.

Please list the times when your child was at real risk and needed you to rescue them during the school day.

Oh, and the allergic reaction that the teacher gave a treat that they shouldn't have after the child asked if it was safe, that lead to a not so fun ER visit.

Why didn’t your kids go to the nurse? You can’t just call a parent and walk out.

Teacher refused to let the child go. Too young to walk out. I wish they would have, hence they got a phone.

[Anonymous]

You Mommies are stage 5 clingers

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Anonymous wrote:You Mommies are stage 5 clingers

Yes, tragic parents care about kids safety. Why did you have kids?

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Anonymous wrote:But there is no cell phone ban in schools. This is just some far right maga fantasy.

Tell that to the principal at my kids middle school when they collect up all cell phones at the start of the school day as part of the ban. An actual ban. That exists. In MCPS.

I would not agree to that at all. You just send in old unused phone. Tired of MCPS putting kids at risk and not giving them any type of ways to get help.

Please list the times when your child was at real risk and needed you to rescue them during the school day.

Oh, and the allergic reaction that the teacher gave a treat that they shouldn't have after the child asked if it was safe, that lead to an not so fun ER visit.

And the teacher would not have assisted your child? In a life threatening allergic reaction your child should alert the teacher or the closest adult first, not be silently calling you who are not on the scene.

Sadly no, they didn't. You could see a rash and other issues all over my child and they were refused to go to the nurse saying its almost pick up. Teacher told me a few days later in an email after child missed school wondering where they were. So, at that point they got a phone and were told to call a parent.

I hope you reported this to the principal. Does your child have a 504 documenting her special needs? This would be a huge issue for the teacher in my school.

There was an iep, medical form, and medication in the nurses room. The principal was horrible. They did not care.

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Anonymous wrote:But there is no cell phone ban in schools. This is just some far right maga fantasy.

Tell that to the principal at my kids middle school when they collect up all cell phones at the start of the school day as part of the ban. An actual ban. That exists. In MCPS.

I would not agree to that at all. You just send in old unused phone. Tired of MCPS putting kids at risk and not giving them any type of ways to get help.

Please list the times when your child was at real risk and needed you to rescue them during the school day.

Oh, and the allergic reaction that the teacher gave a treat that they shouldn't have after the child asked if it was safe, that lead to an not so fun ER visit.

And the teacher would not have assisted your child? In a life threatening allergic reaction your child should alert the teacher or the closest adult first, not be silently calling you who are not on the scene.

Sadly no, they didn't. You could see a rash and other issues all over my child and they were refused to go to the nurse saying its almost pick up. Teacher told me a few days later in an email after child missed school wondering where they were. So, at that point they got a phone and were told to call a parent.

I hope you reported this to the principal. Does your child have a 504 documenting her special needs? This would be a huge issue for the teacher in my school.

There was an iep, medical form, and medication in the nurses room. The principal was horrible. They did not care.

I’m sorry this happened but you need to find another way to handle this problem rather than insisting that your child be connected to you 24/7. That’s no solution.

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Anonymous wrote:But there is no cell phone ban in schools. This is just some far right maga fantasy.

Tell that to the principal at my kids middle school when they collect up all cell phones at the start of the school day as part of the ban. An actual ban. That exists. In MCPS.

I would not agree to that at all. You just send in old unused phone. Tired of MCPS putting kids at risk and not giving them any type of ways to get help.

Please list the times when your child was at real risk and needed you to rescue them during the school day.

Oh, and the allergic reaction that the teacher gave a treat that they shouldn't have after the child asked if it was safe, that lead to an not so fun ER visit.

And the teacher would not have assisted your child? In a life threatening allergic reaction your child should alert the teacher or the closest adult first, not be silently calling you who are not on the scene.

Sadly no, they didn't. You could see a rash and other issues all over my child and they were refused to go to the nurse saying its almost pick up. Teacher told me a few days later in an email after child missed school wondering where they were. So, at that point they got a phone and were told to call a parent.

I hope you reported this to the principal. Does your child have a 504 documenting her special needs? This would be a huge issue for the teacher in my school.

There was an iep, medical form, and medication in the nurses room. The principal was horrible. They did not care.

Elevate to the cluster level!

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Anonymous wrote:But there is no cell phone ban in schools. This is just some far right maga fantasy.

Tell that to the principal at my kids middle school when they collect up all cell phones at the start of the school day as part of the ban. An actual ban. That exists. In MCPS.

I would not agree to that at all. You just send in old unused phone. Tired of MCPS putting kids at risk and not giving them any type of ways to get help.

Please list the times when your child was at real risk and needed you to rescue them during the school day.

Oh, and the allergic reaction that the teacher gave a treat that they shouldn't have after the child asked if it was safe, that lead to an not so fun ER visit.

And the teacher would not have assisted your child? In a life threatening allergic reaction your child should alert the teacher or the closest adult first, not be silently calling you who are not on the scene.

Sadly no, they didn't. You could see a rash and other issues all over my child and they were refused to go to the nurse saying its almost pick up. Teacher told me a few days later in an email after child missed school wondering where they were. So, at that point they got a phone and were told to call a parent.

I hope you reported this to the principal. Does your child have a 504 documenting her special needs? This would be a huge issue for the teacher in my school.

There was an iep, medical form, and medication in the nurses room. The principal was horrible. They did not care.

I’m sorry this happened but you need to find another way to handle this problem rather than insisting that your child be connected to you 24/7. That’s no solution.

DP, but I disagree with you completely. At the end of the day, the goal is to keep the child safe and the school is being unnecessarily careless about a serious medical situation. This parent needs to be able to intervene since she can’t trust that the school will respond appropriately since they failed to in the past.

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Anonymous wrote:But there is no cell phone ban in schools. This is just some far right maga fantasy.

Tell that to the principal at my kids middle school when they collect up all cell phones at the start of the school day as part of the ban. An actual ban. That exists. In MCPS.

I would not agree to that at all. You just send in old unused phone. Tired of MCPS putting kids at risk and not giving them any type of ways to get help.

Please list the times when your child was at real risk and needed you to rescue them during the school day.

Oh, and the allergic reaction that the teacher gave a treat that they shouldn't have after the child asked if it was safe, that lead to an not so fun ER visit.

And the teacher would not have assisted your child? In a life threatening allergic reaction your child should alert the teacher or the closest adult first, not be silently calling you who are not on the scene.

Sadly no, they didn't. You could see a rash and other issues all over my child and they were refused to go to the nurse saying its almost pick up. Teacher told me a few days later in an email after child missed school wondering where they were. So, at that point they got a phone and were told to call a parent.

I hope you reported this to the principal. Does your child have a 504 documenting her special needs? This would be a huge issue for the teacher in my school.

There was an iep, medical form, and medication in the nurses room. The principal was horrible. They did not care.

I’m sorry this happened but you need to find another way to handle this problem rather than insisting that your child be connected to you 24/7. That’s no solution.

DP, but I disagree with you completely. At the end of the day, the goal is to keep the child safe and the school is being unnecessarily careless about a serious medical situation. This parent needs to be able to intervene since she can’t trust that the school will respond appropriately since they failed to in the past.

Perhaps access to a phone can be part of the plan for that specific kid. Because one kid needs a phone does not mean that they. have to be everywhere at the school.

[Anonymous]

It sounds like NBMS is being stricter this year. The phones are supposed to be away all day - including lunch - which is different than last. year. Go Dr. Smith!

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Anonymous wrote:But there is no cell phone ban in schools. This is just some far right maga fantasy.

Tell that to the principal at my kids middle school when they collect up all cell phones at the start of the school day as part of the ban. An actual ban. That exists. In MCPS.

I would not agree to that at all. You just send in old unused phone. Tired of MCPS putting kids at risk and not giving them any type of ways to get help.

Please list the times when your child was at real risk and needed you to rescue them during the school day.

Oh, and the allergic reaction that the teacher gave a treat that they shouldn't have after the child asked if it was safe, that lead to an not so fun ER visit.

And the teacher would not have assisted your child? In a life threatening allergic reaction your child should alert the teacher or the closest adult first, not be silently calling you who are not on the scene.

Sadly no, they didn't. You could see a rash and other issues all over my child and they were refused to go to the nurse saying its almost pick up. Teacher told me a few days later in an email after child missed school wondering where they were. So, at that point they got a phone and were told to call a parent.

I hope you reported this to the principal. Does your child have a 504 documenting her special needs? This would be a huge issue for the teacher in my school.

There was an iep, medical form, and medication in the nurses room. The principal was horrible. They did not care.

I’m sorry this happened but you need to find another way to handle this problem rather than insisting that your child be connected to you 24/7. That’s no solution.

DP, but I disagree with you completely. At the end of the day, the goal is to keep the child safe and the school is being unnecessarily careless about a serious medical situation. This parent needs to be able to intervene since she can’t trust that the school will respond appropriately since they failed to in the past.

Perhaps access to a phone can be part of the plan for that specific kid. Because one kid needs a phone does not mean that they. have to be everywhere at the school.

They don’t need a phone. This parent is nutso

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Anonymous wrote:It sounds like NBMS is being stricter this year. The phones are supposed to be away all day - including lunch - which is different than last. year. Go Dr. Smith!

He didn't implement any plan! What he did was put out an idea that isn't being followed in every classroom. There is no structural element such as the phone bags and I don't see any consequences to students or to teachers . Plans have structures and consequences.

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Anonymous wrote:But there is no cell phone ban in schools. This is just some far right maga fantasy.

Tell that to the principal at my kids middle school when they collect up all cell phones at the start of the school day as part of the ban. An actual ban. That exists. In MCPS.

I would not agree to that at all. You just send in old unused phone. Tired of MCPS putting kids at risk and not giving them any type of ways to get help.

Please list the times when your child was at real risk and needed you to rescue them during the school day.

Oh, and the allergic reaction that the teacher gave a treat that they shouldn't have after the child asked if it was safe, that lead to an not so fun ER visit.

And the teacher would not have assisted your child? In a life threatening allergic reaction your child should alert the teacher or the closest adult first, not be silently calling you who are not on the scene.

Sadly no, they didn't. You could see a rash and other issues all over my child and they were refused to go to the nurse saying its almost pick up. Teacher told me a few days later in an email after child missed school wondering where they were. So, at that point they got a phone and were told to call a parent.

I hope you reported this to the principal. Does your child have a 504 documenting her special needs? This would be a huge issue for the teacher in my school.

There was an iep, medical form, and medication in the nurses room. The principal was horrible. They did not care.

I’m sorry this happened but you need to find another way to handle this problem rather than insisting that your child be connected to you 24/7. That’s no solution.

DP, but I disagree with you completely. At the end of the day, the goal is to keep the child safe and the school is being unnecessarily careless about a serious medical situation. This parent needs to be able to intervene since she can’t trust that the school will respond appropriately since they failed to in the past.

Perhaps access to a phone can be part of the plan for that specific kid. Because one kid needs a phone does not mean that they. have to be everywhere at the school.

They don’t need a phone. This parent is nutso

Right, no big deal if my kid has an allergic reaction and dies... it only would matter if its your kid.

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Anonymous wrote:But there is no cell phone ban in schools. This is just some far right maga fantasy.

Tell that to the principal at my kids middle school when they collect up all cell phones at the start of the school day as part of the ban. An actual ban. That exists. In MCPS.

I would not agree to that at all. You just send in old unused phone. Tired of MCPS putting kids at risk and not giving them any type of ways to get help.

Please list the times when your child was at real risk and needed you to rescue them during the school day.

Oh, and the allergic reaction that the teacher gave a treat that they shouldn't have after the child asked if it was safe, that lead to an not so fun ER visit.

And the teacher would not have assisted your child? In a life threatening allergic reaction your child should alert the teacher or the closest adult first, not be silently calling you who are not on the scene.

Sadly no, they didn't. You could see a rash and other issues all over my child and they were refused to go to the nurse saying its almost pick up. Teacher told me a few days later in an email after child missed school wondering where they were. So, at that point they got a phone and were told to call a parent.

I hope you reported this to the principal. Does your child have a 504 documenting her special needs? This would be a huge issue for the teacher in my school.

There was an iep, medical form, and medication in the nurses room. The principal was horrible. They did not care.

I’m sorry this happened but you need to find another way to handle this problem rather than insisting that your child be connected to you 24/7. That’s no solution.

DP, but I disagree with you completely. At the end of the day, the goal is to keep the child safe and the school is being unnecessarily careless about a serious medical situation. This parent needs to be able to intervene since she can’t trust that the school will respond appropriately since they failed to in the past.

Perhaps access to a phone can be part of the plan for that specific kid. Because one kid needs a phone does not mean that they. have to be everywhere at the school.

They don’t need a phone. This parent is nutso

Do your MS/HS kids have phones?