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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parents of middle and HS students - your kids are on their cell phones way more than you think during school despite what they tell you.
Please advocate for tougher cell phone rules in schools. Private schools are doing a much better job of enforcing cell phone rules and their kids are getting a better education because of it. Also, for high school, I don’t mind the early start but period 1 is a waste because kids are either half asleep or arrive late. If I was a high school parent I would advocate for a later high school start time. Many states have adapted to a later start time. I feel so bad for high school kids who look so tired in school but not much I can do about it. [/quote]

THIS THIS THIS! I can't think of any two changes that would have a bigger impact on my students' success than this.

Honestly, the biggest advantage kids may be getting from a private school education is the ability of privates to restrict phones in the classroom.

-- public high school teacher whose child just graduated from a Catholic school.[/quote]

If it were not phones it would be something else.  Stop blaming phones and learn classroom management.  When we grew up teachers were clear of expectations, no non sense and not trying to be our friends.  [/quote]

Tell me what you would like me to do. How should I enforce a no cell phone policy in the classroom? I am constantly telling kids to put away their phone but at my school we are not allowed to take the phone away or deduct any points. We cannot call security or send the kid to the office. We cannot do lunch detention. I don’t think parents want to face the reality of phones in schools. If you cannot control it at home, trust me it is not better at school. And I wish I could invite you to my classroom to see for yourself what first period in high school is like.[/quote]

DP - does the principal prohibit you from taking away the phone, or is it central office? That policy needs to change. In my view, if a kid has it out and they're not allowed, that phone goes away and they can get it at the end of the day. [/quote]

That’s a lovely fantasy “in your view.” Now do reality.

We’ll wait.[/quote]

My child got his phone taken away in class and had to pick it up from that teacher’s class at the end of the day. That only happened once, and he was pretty good about keeping it off and in his pocket after that. My understanding is that usually the teachers just tell the kids to put their phones away if they see them out. [/quote]

“Your understanding?” Most public school admins doesn’t allow teachers to do this.

Next?[/quote]

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