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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was in a 504 meeting for my HS daughter a few months ago and in the narratives every teacher commented about her being on her phone all the time in class. I was appalled and made it clear to her that I expect her phone to be put away in the classroom, and we have been enforcing that by monitoring her usage and, if we see she's on it when she's in class, shutting it down using our parental controls. But I was also shocked that it was happening at all, because I had been under the impression phones weren't allowed to be out in class. The counselor told me it's a rule with no teeth and that teachers don't want to waste time enforcing it because it just makes their lives harder. [/quote]

It's unfortunate that most parents probably don't know their kids are doing this and assume it "the other kids" that do. 
What do you use to "monitor usage and shut down with parental controls"? We are about to get our 12 year a phone and I'm starting to research these things. [/quote]

I’m the PP and we use Verizon’s parental controls (I think it’s called smart family). There’s a five dollar a month fee but right now it feels like an investment that. I can see the times she’s using data or is online and I can shut her down completely with a click. She has the companion app on her phone in order to make it work but she knows that if she removes it, I’m removing the phone. I am not a parent who tracks what specific sites she’s on or who she’s contacting, I feel like that crosses a line in our relationship, but I absolutely monitor when she’s using her phone and for how long during school hours. In order for her to be successful in the long term, this is something we have to do in the short term. I wish the school was partnering with me on this but ultimately I’m going do what I have to do. [/quote]

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