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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Why do parents need to teach their kids during the day? I think this is another big issue.  A bunch of coddled whiny ass kids complaining to mommy and daddy or asking for favors.

[b]None of us[/b] reached our parents during the school day and even when we got home, calling a parent at work? The house better be on fire!

We are crippling our kids autonomy, criticism thinking 
skills, grit, patience, and need for Independence. That is on top of the complete lack of focus for the teachers and schoolwork AND the complete lack of interpersonal and social skills needed at school with their peers right in front of them.

There is zero need for phones in school. You all just can’t admit that you are as addicted and it shows. [/quote]

While sometimes we feel the country is going back to the 20th century, no need to continue to write about what you and I had in our dino years. This is another generation. It's like parents talking about college applying process and admission stories (no Larla can't get into U Mich as easily as you did in the 80s ok) or talking about when they wore braces with a headgear to their teen who has only worn invisalign.[/quote]

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