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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS is 16 and a sophomore. His grades are not the best and we've been course correcting since the start of the school year. We have suspected that he is not paying attention in class and not motivated. We've received 3 phone calls throughout the year about DS not paying attention, being disruptive, using earbuds and being on his phone. We took the phone today and there was some action (snap), but not a whole lot. We did find a VPN app.

We are absolutely heartbroken that after multiple conversations, intervention (tutoring twice a week) and consequences that DS is just not getting it. He is not taking school seriously and the disrespectful attitude is appalling to us. Today we received the 3rd call and we're determined to make it crystal clear to DS this time around. 
Other than the issues above, DS is generally respectful at home, does not do drugs/drink and is generally enjoyable to be around.

What would you do? [/quote]

Teachers don't normally call. I have two teen sons and they've had their share of struggles at school but they teachers never called. If you have received 3 calls already that means the teacher is at his/her wits ends with your teen's behavior.

I would start by taking his phone privileges immediately for school and out of school.

You can go to Walmart and buy a cheap phone for emergency calls only.

Since he's 16, maybe he start looking for a job to stay busy after school.

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Yep, we only care if the behavior doesn't change and we have to write them up, (Its not going to change anything All they will do is giving them detention, and they really don't care cause they can work on "laptops doing school work.)"  
 but least we have record of  that behavior or student is not coming to class, and is failing or is sleeping EVERY SINGLE CLASS PERIOD.  I understand every once in a while, a student might need a little nap, but that will  not happen in my classroom everyday.  Maybe the day after Spring Break, or Monday or they are just having a bad day.  Even before that happens, we would warn them, if you kept this up we would call home.

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