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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is so important during the day that they need their phones. Kids went without phones at school for decades. We all survived. [/quote]

You must not have high school students. I would have said the same thing a few years ago, but my kids check their phones at the lunch break because their coaches text and message through apps during the day to tell them about practice, bus times for games, changes for weather, changes because of field scheduling issues, etc. 
I personally have texted high school babysitters during the day to tell them of changes for the afternoon/evening. Communication has changed dramatically since the 1990s, and expectations of being able to get in touch have as well - for better or worse.

I agree that I don't want my teens on their phones all day and I think it's 100% appropriate to have the phones away during classes, but they should be able to check in during lunch. That's just how the world communicates now.

I guess coaches, bosses, etc. are going to have to get used to this and communicate differently as well. [/quote]

Other clubs communicate during day through instagram and texting appa that are blocked/not available to access on laptops. A good change would be for HS to not push instagram as communication tool but ridiculous to say no phones when that’s how majority of clubs and activities are communicating in HS.[/quote]

Coaches could just use email. The kids access school email from laptops. Problem solved. Coaches should never have been using social media and message apps to communicate with students anyway.[/quote]

They don’t have time to check email on their bulky laptop during lunch. What a stupid idea. They should be allowed to check their phone for texts or email at lunch.[/quote]

right and i don't want my kid checking email during classes when the laptop is out. and it's not out all the time in classes anyways. what a dumb idea.[/quote]

I’d rather my kid check a quick text at lunch then not pay in class to rabidly check email all day long. We are just going to create more problems all around by not allowing students to use their phone at lunch. It’ll be a hassle for everyone.[/quote]

How many times in a school year do plans change during the school day like this?
Don’t early releases already require communication to the school if not arranged ahead of time?[/quote]

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