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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. Smart watches are banned from my school (LCPS). And I hear they'll be banned from neighboring districts shortly.

We have a very short walk, but I just trust that everything will be okay. I really think that giving small amounts of healthy freedom and trust to kids is what's going to help them in the long run. School would contact me within 30 min if my kids didn't show. And to play devils advocate- what happens if they are kidnapped? The watch would be turned off immediately and it would give you no information, which is just what you'd get if you didn't have it in the first place.

I think smart watches and phones for kids are unhealthy[/quote]

I have a 7th grader and the rule is that a smart watch is okay during the school day if it is locked down. Hers is in Schooltime between 5 minutes after school starts up until 5 minutes before school ends. Those 5 minutes are in case something happens on the bus, or she decides to stay after school but forgot to tell me.[/quote]

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