I don’t understand what the argument is, the student code of conduct has clear description of disciplinary actions, use it. https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/r-w/senecavalleyhs/uploadedfiles/about/policies/discipline2011-12.pdf
Why punish everyone else who doesn’t do anything wrong.my kid carry the cell phone to school every day and he leaves it in the locker, when he needs to contact me he uses the phone in the office, I have seen friends texting him during the day, but he never reply because he never has the phone in his possession. This is pure waste of taxer money to buy any devices for this purpose.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because not everything needs to be taught like living in a jail.

I agree. When you treat students like inmates, they'll act like inmates.

What’s your solution? Because right now cell phone use is rampant and out of control. I think these couches are a great idea.

Teachers can tell the kids to put them away and if they don't take them or send the kids to the office for the office to handle.

It’s not that easy and kids aren’t listening. Kids are already not allowed to use the phones so they’ve been told. How many times does a teacher have to tell them to put it away? I think we’re past that.

These pouches are also a good way to equally enforce the no cell phone policies rather than a teacher either focusing on one child, or having that one child be the only one using the phone and being singled out every time.

Today I learned that in 2023 America not having a cell phone for 5 hours is the equivalent of being treated like a prisoner. What a world we live in today.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because not everything needs to be taught like living in a jail.

I agree. When you treat students like inmates, they'll act like inmates.

What’s your solution? Because right now cell phone use is rampant and out of control. I think these couches are a great idea.

Teachers can tell the kids to put them away and if they don't take them or send the kids to the office for the office to handle.

In a classroom full of 30 kids there is no way a teacher can effectively police this. Nor should they have to. Kids are addicted to these phones and it’s hurting their education. Imagine if we said kids were entitled to bring video games to class-if course kids’ learning would suffer. This is a very reasonable compromise.

They get around and play games on the chromebooks anyways, I don’t see the county plan to take that away.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because not everything needs to be taught like living in a jail.

I agree. When you treat students like inmates, they'll act like inmates.

What’s your solution? Because right now cell phone use is rampant and out of control. I think these couches are a great idea.

Teachers can tell the kids to put them away and if they don't take them or send the kids to the office for the office to handle.

In a classroom full of 30 kids there is no way a teacher can effectively police this. Nor should they have to. Kids are addicted to these phones and it’s hurting their education. Imagine if we said kids were entitled to bring video games to class-if course kids’ learning would suffer. This is a very reasonable compromise.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because not everything needs to be taught like living in a jail.

I agree. When you treat students like inmates, they'll act like inmates.

What’s your solution? Because right now cell phone use is rampant and out of control. I think these couches are a great idea.

Teachers can tell the kids to put them away and if they don't take them or send the kids to the office for the office to handle.

It's like you're not even paying attention. Cell phones are detrimental to learning; this should work, but meanwhile, admin is busy all day dealing with children who act like feral pre-schoolers when they are in 6-12. Schools are a disaster right now.

That's your opinion which I don't share. Maybe try teaching your kid to pay attention instead of blaming their problems on inanimate objects. Cell phones don't distract students. Students distract students.

I'm a teacher. I don't have kids. You have no idea.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because not everything needs to be taught like living in a jail.

I agree. When you treat students like inmates, they'll act like inmates.

What’s your solution? Because right now cell phone use is rampant and out of control. I think these couches are a great idea.

Teachers can tell the kids to put them away and if they don't take them or send the kids to the office for the office to handle.

It's like you're not even paying attention. Cell phones are detrimental to learning; this should work, but meanwhile, admin is busy all day dealing with children who act like feral pre-schoolers when they are in 6-12. Schools are a disaster right now.

That's your opinion which I don't share. Maybe try teaching your kid to pay attention instead of blaming their problems on inanimate objects. Cell phones don't distract students. Students distract students.

See your NRA card if paid up in full!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because not everything needs to be taught like living in a jail.

I agree. When you treat students like inmates, they'll act like inmates.

What’s your solution? Because right now cell phone use is rampant and out of control. I think these couches are a great idea.

Teachers can tell the kids to put them away and if they don't take them or send the kids to the office for the office to handle.

It's like you're not even paying attention. Cell phones are detrimental to learning; this should work, but meanwhile, admin is busy all day dealing with children who act like feral pre-schoolers when they are in 6-12. Schools are a disaster right now.

That's your opinion which I don't share. Maybe try teaching your kid to pay attention instead of blaming their problems on inanimate objects. Cell phones don't distract students. Students distract students.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because not everything needs to be taught like living in a jail.

I agree. When you treat students like inmates, they'll act like inmates.

What’s your solution? Because right now cell phone use is rampant and out of control. I think these couches are a great idea.

Teachers can tell the kids to put them away and if they don't take them or send the kids to the office for the office to handle.

It's like you're not even paying attention. Cell phones are detrimental to learning; this should work, but meanwhile, admin is busy all day dealing with children who act like feral pre-schoolers when they are in 6-12. Schools are a disaster right now.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because not everything needs to be taught like living in a jail.

I agree. When you treat students like inmates, they'll act like inmates.

What’s your solution? Because right now cell phone use is rampant and out of control. I think these couches are a great idea.

Teachers can tell the kids to put them away and if they don't take them or send the kids to the office for the office to handle.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because not everything needs to be taught like living in a jail.

I agree. When you treat students like inmates, they'll act like inmates.

What’s your solution? Because right now cell phone use is rampant and out of control. I think these couches are a great idea.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because not everything needs to be taught like living in a jail.

I agree. When you treat students like inmates, they'll act like inmates.

And when you treat teachers like crap, they quit.

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Anonymous wrote:That's because every single time we try to enforce cell phone policies, parents complain that their kids need their phones on them at all times "in case of an emergency." Parents are the ones texting them in the middle of class. Sadly, a lot of problems really do all circle back to parents.

I'd complain. They don't have the right to confiscate personal property.

Sure they do. The kids agree to a code of conduct that this is part of.

With parents like you, PPs, no wonder your children’s schools are such a mess.

Good!