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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why was a pilot program needed by MCPS for this anyway? There is a ton of research out there about the harmful effects of phones on teens and young children. Many states have a strict ban on cell phones in schools. Private schools mostly ban cell phones in classrooms and are strict about it. MCPS is dragging their feet because they have no idea how to impose consequences that are consistently applied. Such a joke![/quote]

I disagree. I think they are dragging their feet because there are so many parents who oppose it--case in point, this thread. I'll be honest, I was very hesitant as I didn't feel safe without a way to contact my child during the day but I was wrong to oppose it because there have been far greater benefits at my kids' school with the program. I think they needed to show that there was actual evidence in our county that it works. And it does. Is it perfect? No. But from my experience, the good far outweighs the bad. And the kids adjust really easily. [/quote]

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