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[quote=Anonymous]I teach high school juniors and seniors in MCPS. Cell phones are a huge issue.
Kids are constantly distracted by their phones and cheating is off the charts. Some kids are fine but most kids are unable to control their cell phone use. The problem is that teachers are told to manage cell phone  use in their classrooms however they want. There is no consistency which is confusing to students as some teachers are lax while others are strict. Also, we have no support from administrators if we run into a hostile situation with a student regarding cell phone use. Our school is short on security staff so they are often not available to help either. No detentions are allowed for these types of incidents so there is not much the admin or security can do anyway. We can email parents but many are not responsive or they take the students side. I don’t worry about being hit or physically attacked by a student even though I teach at a low performing HS with a mixed population. However, I find it challenging to enforce strict cell phone rules because I am a relatively new teacher and there is no backup if the situation escalates. [/quote]

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