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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think an outright ban has enough political consensus to pass.

As it stands, MCPS has a toothless cell phone policy which SAYS kids aren't supposed to use them during class and only before, after school and lunch. But they have no way to enforce it so they do what they want and when they want.

I don't know what the solution is, [b]because turning teachers into the cell phone police doesn't work either[/b]. So we're stuck with the current state of affairs unless someone can come up with a solution that the majority of parents, teachers, students and administrators can tolerate. Which has been pretty much Mission Impossible for the last decade.[/quote]

Op here and I agree with this. Because when I was in school, only a handful had beepers  but now almost every kid has a phone. It’s not fair to turn teachers into electronic police. I’m just work shopping solutions to these ever-growing problems given this morning’s security communication.[/quote]
Which is why I stated that the BOE has to implement the policy of no phone in class.  The phone pouches are a good way to do this.  The teachers can have the device to unlock their phones in case of an emergency.  Otherwise, the kids have their phones but cannot use them as they are locked in the pouch.[/quote]

If they can't use them, the benefit to having them is gone. Children need to learn how to manage phone use. They learn that by practicing it at a young age when stakes are lower than when they get their first job and get fired because they can't control their own phone use. [/quote]

I'd like my student to learn how to read and write. If you'd like your student to learn how to manage their phone responsibility maybe you can find a private school that does that.[/quote]

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