Cell phone ban in schools

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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.

Most HS don’t have open lunch. Students can eat other places than the cafeteria but no one is leaving campus. So, my expectation would be that if a school is allowing open lunch, the onus is on the student to still be within the cell phone ban. Either order before the start of school with pickup at lunch time, or wait until you exited the school doors and start ordering. They don’t get a pass from the rules because they have a privilege that most don’t.

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Anonymous wrote:You Mommies are stage 5 clingers

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

I think you should homeschool.

-dp

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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?

I’m hoping they confiscate 100%. People being upset about it at the start of the year will curb the behavior for lots of kids/families for the remainder of the year. Everyone already received the warning by being made aware of the rules 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

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.

You’re just truly the saddest person to ever be on dcum. You think every single comment you make is some sort of clever, “gotcha” to justify that you can’t handle not being in contact with your kids 24/7. Cut the cord and get some therapy for the sake of your kids.

[Anonymous]

My kids have been told that one of the main reasons for the phone ban in their school is to stop groups gathering in the bathrooms to vape.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

I’m hoping they confiscate 100%. People being upset about it at the start of the year will curb the behavior for lots of kids/families for the remainder of the year. Everyone already received the warning by being made aware of the rules and consequences.

Staff does not have the time/energy for that...if you want them to teach as well.

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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?

I’m hoping they confiscate 100%. People being upset about it at the start of the year will curb the behavior for lots of kids/families for the remainder of the year. Everyone already received the warning by being made aware of the rules and consequences.

Staff does not have the time/energy for that...if you want them to teach as well.

And yet they haven’t been able to successfully teach because they are spending so much time throughout the year reiterating and reteaching things because of kids on phones not paying attention. Not to mention the behavior issues and social problems. So everyone can come with the time/energy in Aug/Sept needed to curb a large problem or deal with it all year.

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Anonymous wrote:You Mommies are stage 5 clingers

This is it in a nutshell. Set plans before school and send them on their way to learn. And I would tell them if I have to come in to retrieve your phone from the office, you lose XYZ privileges for ABC amount of time and hold firm.

We all managed perfectly fine without them in school and so can your darlings. Be proactive and help these teachers and honestly really the teens. They need to learn to be off screens, they need to learn eye contact, engage for longer periods, and socialize. We are raising a bunch of introverts with learning and social disabilities and it's our fault.

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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.

Lets see.... what is the options here...skip lunch...eat grass...PACK A LUNCH!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You Mommies are stage 5 clingers

This is it in a nutshell. Set plans before school and send them on their way to learn. And I would tell them if I have to come in to retrieve your phone from the office, you lose XYZ privileges for ABC amount of time and hold firm.

We all managed perfectly fine without them in school and so can your darlings. Be proactive and help these teachers and honestly really the teens. They need to learn to be off screens, they need to learn eye contact, engage for longer periods, and socialize. We are raising a bunch of introverts with learning and social disabilities and it's our fault.

We had pay phones to call our parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok, how do we get this done for MCPS??

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/26/new-york-city-is-set-to-announce-a-cell-phone-ban-00165202

It has only been 3 days- but my DD in MCPS HS - freshman, says that every class they have to put their phones in the cell cojines cubbies hanging on the door. Some teachers are also checking the cubbies while doing the attendance- so if u phone is not in- they remind you to put it in.

I am so glad they are doing this!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You Mommies are stage 5 clingers

This is it in a nutshell. Set plans before school and send them on their way to learn. And I would tell them if I have to come in to retrieve your phone from the office, you lose XYZ privileges for ABC amount of time and hold firm.

We all managed perfectly fine without them in school and so can your darlings. Be proactive and help these teachers and honestly really the teens. They need to learn to be off screens, they need to learn eye contact, engage for longer periods, and socialize. We are raising a bunch of introverts with learning and social disabilities and it's our fault.

We had pay phones to call our parents.

You know what, my high schooler forgot his phone one day. That same day his schedule got messed up and he wasn’t able to get the bus home as normal. Guess what happened???? Do you think he’s still there unable to get home? He was able to resolve it very quickly. He found a phone to use. Your kid can do that too and he could do it in the future if necessary. These kids are not infants. They actually know how to problem solve!

[Anonymous]

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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?

I’m hoping they confiscate 100%. People being upset about it at the start of the year will curb the behavior for lots of kids/families for the remainder of the year. Everyone already received the warning by being made aware of the rules and consequences.

Staff does not have the time/energy for that...if you want them to teach as well.

According to my DD, this year the teachers are regularly taking phones away when they see them out. I don't think it's that hard to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, how do we get this done for MCPS??

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/26/new-york-city-is-set-to-announce-a-cell-phone-ban-00165202

It has only been 3 days- but my DD in MCPS HS - freshman, says that every class they have to put their phones in the cell cojines cubbies hanging on the door. Some teachers are also checking the cubbies while doing the attendance- so if u phone is not in- they remind you to put it in.

I am so glad they are doing this!

Love it! Which school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You Mommies are stage 5 clingers

This is it in a nutshell. Set plans before school and send them on their way to learn. And I would tell them if I have to come in to retrieve your phone from the office, you lose XYZ privileges for ABC amount of time and hold firm.

We all managed perfectly fine without them in school and so can your darlings. Be proactive and help these teachers and honestly really the teens. They need to learn to be off screens, they need to learn eye contact, engage for longer periods, and socialize. We are raising a bunch of introverts with learning and social disabilities and it's our fault.

We had pay phones to call our parents.

You know what, my high schooler forgot his phone one day. That same day his schedule got messed up and he wasn’t able to get the bus home as normal. Guess what happened???? Do you think he’s still there unable to get home? He was able to resolve it very quickly. He found a phone to use. Your kid can do that too and he could do it in the future if necessary. These kids are not infants. They actually know how to problem solve!

You mean another child’s phone. Nope. You sound entitled. Why is your kid taking a phone to school if you are ranting about phone use?