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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This isn't a real problem. If you don't want your kid using a phone, don't buy them one. It's that simple. Really. [/quote]

+1. Or be a parent and set strict rules about them using the phone at school. Our rule is it stays in their lockers during class. Done.[/quote]

That's fine except that other kids on THEIR phones impact my kid's experience at school. Sitting in a classroom where half the kids are texting or scrolling social media during class, or where students frequently use their phones to cheat, impacts even the kids who's parents don't allow them phones at all. This is not something that can be resolved by individual parents or even individual teachers.

Schools need comprehensive technology policies that put learning first. It's like going to a movie or a play and everyone is on their phones around you. It ruins the experience. Phones need to be put away and/or off. This is so obvious.[/quote]

Ok, lots of things impact your kid.  That’s life.  You don’t get to dictate what others do.  Funny you are complaining about social media and yet you are posting here.  
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Can we just ban these posts from this site please? The argument is so facile specious. Ignores the fact that:
1) Child and teenage brain is different from adult brain, in terms of plasticity 
2) Posting on DCUM when not actively engaged in something else =/= scrolling through the phone in class while you’re supposed to be paying attention [/quote]

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