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[quote=Anonymous]Cell phone use is very much a problem in middle and high school. My child has observed kids using cell phones to cheat on tests, to watch videos during class time, to take photos and videos of other students and use AI to make it seem as though other students are saying/doing bad things. One child refused to put her phone away, saying her parent was texting her and it was important, and thus texted all through class. Teachers shouldn't have to put up with all that.

I don't think parents fully know everything their kids are doing on cellphones. It's great if one parent monitors their child's cellphone use, but there are 20-30 kids in a class and the majority of parents are not paying attention to what their kids are doing.

My child's in a high school where they put the cell phones in what looks like a shoe organizer hanging on the door. My child has said that the program, while not perfect, has helped with kids paying more attention in school. I like that my child is no longer distracted by kids watching cell phone videos during test time. I like that there are fewer instances of teachers having to waste teaching time arguing with students over cell phones.[/quote]

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