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[quote=Anonymous]I was an APS teacher a while ago.

I had to go to multiple schools a week to check on kiddos with special needs.
I asked for a lap top because I had no desktop at school and would often get emails about changes in schedule or something, and I had to return to a "homebase" where my desktop was after school hours to handle things.

I used my phone, of course, and when those with more authority than I had heard me ask for a laptop to do my work, I was told I could receive emails on my cell phone and use that.
I asked if they'd pay for my phone and of course they said no.

The expectation is that teachers will use their personal devices for work. It could look to your child like they are texting their besties, but you might want to explain that a lot of adults who are "in the phone" all day are not neglecting their duties, but performing them.

I also had a hospice situation and my choice was to go to work and save my sick days for the funeral (and serve my students) or stay home and have a sub cover me. It seemed like a waste to do that.

Kids who don't use phone for serious things may need a little empathy lesson. It is a parent-able moment.  [/quote]

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