NAILED IT! |
I do heavily supplement. That's why my kids are doing well. |
Then who is going to be on the hook? Policies are worthless without enforcement. Parents can encourage and support but can’t enforce school policies. That’s up to teachers and admin. |
Then, give your kids a flip phone. I like a smart phone for the texting and tracking. |
IMO it should be admin, but then you have the conundrum that admin aren't in the classrooms and admin don't wanna deal with the blowback from the parents who are adamant that their kids never have their phones taken away for "emergency reasons." |
So they are texting you during the day? Why? You are the problem. |
It’s too hard for admins to send a form letter now? |
All those letters would have to be routed through Central Office. They wouldn't be able to handle that. |
Fine, allow those parents to "opt-out" of the no-class cell phone policy, and be done with it. This would still result in a better learning environment for the majority, and despite the 3-4 news articles one PP is adamant on circulating and recirculating I am not clear on why teachers/admin enforcing a cell phone policy is any different than any other rule.* *Which is not to say that other rules are being well enforced or that teachers should not have support... Just a reason why cell phones are not some super-complex unicorn conundrum. |
I’m not so sure about that. They’ve really staffed up in recent years. Alternatively, the central office could give blanket approval to issue a form letter that does not deviate from the template. We need to get away from handling nearly all disciplinary matters when kids are in classrooms. There are very few matters that need to be handled in the moment. There’s a reason businesses terminate employees when they’re not on the worksite. Taking a lead from the private sector, we should limit the frequency with which we put teachers in physical jeopardy. |
My response to admin in that situation is buck up buttercup. Dealing with blowback and annoying situations is part of leadership roles. Send the policy and decree in writing at the beginning of the year that cellphones need to be in bags on silent or left in lockers. Failure to do so will have escalating consequences up to Suspension for failure to following school rules and exhibit appropriate behavior. MS and HS kids need to learn that actions have consequences, cause and effect. Again, yes this will be a nuisance for awhile. But you either rein in the behavior or keep complaining while it gets worse. |
"Just have admins send a letter home at the end of the day informing parents that their kid isn’t welcome in school until the parent comes in to talk to an administrator about the cell phone use." ![]() |
Great then remind parent to remind their kid not to take their phone out when not an emergency as we have a cell phone policy. If they can’t control that behavior, then we consequences to help. Parents are also welcome to come sit in class and control their own kids behaviors. |
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How is it different from email or anything else? |