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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From a learning perspective phones in classrooms is absolutely a no. They are too distracting and not just for the kids using them -- every kid in the room is impacted by even one kid texting or scrolling during class. As a parent I want ZERO phone use in the classroom and I think phones should either be put in a bin at the beginning of class or required to be kept in those special pouches during class. I support teachers and schools in whatever they think they need to do to keep kids from accessing phones during class time

Some parents want their kids to have phones during the day and want to be able to text or call between classes. Personally this is not important to me because I trust our school to contact me if something is going on and also I WFH just a few blocks from the school so I don't feel the need to "check in" throughout the day. However if the parents who want this want to negotiate with schools about phone use between classes or during lunch or study periods that's fine. I won't even be giving my kid a phone until at least 14 so this is not really an issue for me at the elementary or middle school level.

But parents who want their kids to have access to phones outside of the classroom (but still in school) don't get to tell everyone else that this means their kids have to have access to phones IN the classroom. No. No phones in the classroom. If there was a lockdown or shooter situation kids could take the phones out of their pouches or out of the bin where teachers put them at the beginning of class.[/quote]

Teachers keep telling us they don't want to do pouches or bins themselves. Admin puts too much liability on them when they tell teachers to do that.

As parents we should listen. There needs to be a solution that doesn't leave teachers liable.[/quote]
What type of liability are you referencing? Phone gets taken from a pouch and teacher is liable for the loss? Teacher tries to get student to put phone in pouch and student argues/pushes back, putting teacher in unsafe position? Phones go in pouch, student doesn't have in an emergency?[/quote]

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