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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They should’ve just expelled the ones that couldn’t follow the rules last year instead of punishing an entire school and their families.

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It isn’t punishment. All the kids benefit from this. Their mood, mental health, focus, efficacy, all improve when they don’t have easy access to their phones. The phone’s PHYSICAL PRESENCE increases anxiety, decreases ability to focus and is a distraction. When NOBODY has their phone, the kids talk to each other more. They look eachother in the face and engage. They laugh!! They can work in groups because everyone has some idea of what’s going on because 50% of the class wasn’t zoned out - that’s really hard right now because the kids paying attention don’t want to drag along the kids who weren’t, and it means they don’t collaborate as often as they need to.

Our kids deserve a world where they are not tied to the device. Having everyone be disconnected from them in a learning environment is a benefit, not a punishment. [/quote]

Of course it’s a punishment. My kid doesn’t play with their cell phone in class. They have it available for emergencies only, and they know to leave class if they need to call me. They won’t be using a pouch that they can’t open. If they need access to me they will have it. I’m not punishing my child because other people’s kids don’t know how to act. If there was a student pay phone to use at the school they wouldn’t need a cell phone. [/quote]

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