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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Long time HS teacher here and this is how it’s going to play out with older kids.  There will be meetings during the teacher workdays and we will need to have something in the syllabus.  Admin will put together some unrealistic protocol, like we need to keep track of infractions ourself, give a certain number of warnings, on the whatever time email/call parents, then on the next time write a referral.  Some teachers will stress over this and have complicated spreadsheets, write referrals only to find out no discipline happens.

Nothing will change in my class.  I’ve always had a cell away rule.  It’s usually not an issue. I will contact parents if they are ever cheating on a test or being disruptive.  I will not if I see them send a quick text.  No one has time for that and most of the time, the parents are texting their own kids. [/quote]

This and admin will do nothing but expect teachers to do it all-as usual.
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Teachers will have to do their jobs, waah waah waah.  :roll: [/quote]

Not my job to deal with your kid's phone. They're free to stay on it and learn nothing while I teach those who are in my class for a good reason.[/quote]

Your lack of compassion for the other students they are disrupting is gross. [/quote]

The teachers are saying that they are prioritizing the other students by focusing on the instruction. They are de-prioritizing the unfocused, disrespectful student that won’t put their phone away.[/quote]

If teachers and their administration would enforce the existing cell phone ban, maybe these kids would learn something, too.  Rather than being written off because of the failure of the school to enforce the ban

You are blaming the students, and punishing them by letting them learn nothing, because the school is not doing its job.  Youngkin has figured this out.  But principals haven't.[/quote]

You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about. All the students have to do is put their phone away when asked. Is that too hard? No. They are punishing themselves by breaking the rules. The consequence for not following the rules is there going to miss important information in the lesson.[/quote]

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