Cell phone ban in schools

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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.

I am worried about the next reaction when she can not function enough to get to her phone. You need to figure out a plan with the school that is not a hidden phone in the backpack. Start documenting. CC lots of people.

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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.

What did kids with allergic reactions do before phones? Why is the false safety of a phone what you are fixated on instead of addressing the actual issue? Why do you think your kid can ignore their teachers and call you and not simply advocate for themself? You’ve failed as a parent if you think your kid can solve everything by taking you and nothing by learning to deal without themselves.

[Anonymous]

Ours is doing Away All Day including hallways, bathrooms, cafeteria, media center, etc. Students were told at Orientation and this week, parents were informed by email and in newsletter, PTA also sent reminder. And it clearly states ANY Staff member can confiscate if seen during school hours and parent/guardian will need to retrieve from Office.

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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?

My middle school kid doesn’t. My high school kid does but he certainly doesn’t need it during school hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MCPS will dig in its heels until it is the last school district left without a cell phone ban.
We are never at the forefront of anything.
The MCPS parents freak out about any little change and MCPS is scared of the parents

We are very forefront on the lgbtq education starting at k.

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Anonymous wrote:Ours is doing Away All Day including hallways, bathrooms, cafeteria, media center, etc. Students were told at Orientation and this week, parents were informed by email and in newsletter, PTA also sent reminder. And it clearly states ANY Staff member can confiscate if seen during school hours and parent/guardian will need to retrieve from Office.

I just wonder how often this will happen. 90% warning?

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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?

My middle school kid doesn’t. My high school kid does but he certainly doesn’t need it during school hours.

Per your comments there is no reason why your high school student needs a phone. Get rid of it now. Its bad for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ours is doing Away All Day including hallways, bathrooms, cafeteria, media center, etc. Students were told at Orientation and this week, parents were informed by email and in newsletter, PTA also sent reminder. And it clearly states ANY Staff member can confiscate if seen during school hours and parent/guardian will need to retrieve from Office.

Our HS has a man during class time only. Phones can be used between classes and at lunch. From what I can tell from my DD, it’s being followed. Her principal is kind of a bada** though so I won’t be surprised to see good enforcement.

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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?

My middle school kid doesn’t. My high school kid does but he certainly doesn’t need it during school hours.

Per your comments there is no reason why your high school student needs a phone. Get rid of it now. Its bad for them.

You have the mentality of a kindergartner. You only see things in black and white. Phones can be necessary for teens-however, they aren't during school hours. See how that works?

[Anonymous]

I’m fine with the policy but I do think it’s sort of pointless or hypocritical for the HS students considering that all of their books are online now. So they are online constantly in order to access their textbooks but then can’t use the useful items on their phone like the clock, timer. Notes app, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Ours is doing Away All Day including hallways, bathrooms, cafeteria, media center, etc. Students were told at Orientation and this week, parents were informed by email and in newsletter, PTA also sent reminder. And it clearly states ANY Staff member can confiscate if seen during school hours and parent/guardian will need to retrieve from Office.

Our HS has a man during class time only. Phones can be used between classes and at lunch. From what I can tell from my DD, it’s being followed. Her principal is kind of a bada** though so I won’t be surprised to see good enforcement.

I don’t think the HS can functionally ban during lunch. Our school has open lunch and most of the kids need their phones to order lunch as they walk over and/lr to pay for lunch. The school is too overcrowded to have everyone eat in the cafeteria and if kids couldn’t mobile order, I think they would have trouble getting back to class.

[Anonymous]

As I agree with the “in class” phone ban - The Charter Schools in our area are confiscating phones and seizing them until the end of the academic school year , meaning the last day of school.

How can this be legal ?

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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?

My middle school kid doesn’t. My high school kid does but he certainly doesn’t need it during school hours.

Per your comments there is no reason why your high school student needs a phone. Get rid of it now. Its bad for them.

You have the mentality of a kindergartner. You only see things in black and white. Phones can be necessary for teens-however, they aren't during school hours. See how that works?

Why does your kid need a phone non-school hours? They should be in activities and doing homework.

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Anonymous wrote:Ours is doing Away All Day including hallways, bathrooms, cafeteria, media center, etc. Students were told at Orientation and this week, parents were informed by email and in newsletter, PTA also sent reminder. And it clearly states ANY Staff member can confiscate if seen during school hours and parent/guardian will need to retrieve from Office.

Our HS has a man during class time only. Phones can be used between classes and at lunch. From what I can tell from my DD, it’s being followed. Her principal is kind of a bada** though so I won’t be surprised to see good enforcement.

I don’t think the HS can functionally ban during lunch. Our school has open lunch and most of the kids need their phones to order lunch as they walk over and/lr to pay for lunch. The school is too overcrowded to have everyone eat in the cafeteria and if kids couldn’t mobile order, I think they would have trouble getting back to class.

And, yet other schools with closed lunches manage just fine. Our kids bring lunch and eat at different areas in the school since there is just one lunch period.

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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?

My middle school kid doesn’t. My high school kid does but he certainly doesn’t need it during school hours.

Per your comments there is no reason why your high school student needs a phone. Get rid of it now. Its bad for them.

I agree. What’s your point? He doesn’t need a phone at school. Nether does yours. Again, what’s your point? Is this meant to be some kind of “gotcha”?!