Cell phones in schools
 

There was a thread regarding a teacher who was "filmed" with cellphone making idiotic statements about the military.

The film went viral. Etc, etc.

Why allow cellphones in school? They are distractions to the entire classroom. Kids text each other during class, cheat on tests, and try to catch teachers doing something wrong.

Ban cellphone usage in schools except during lunch, changing classes, and before/after school. Emergencies from home can always be handled by front office staff - just like when we went to school.

Agreed!!

We had a very sophisticated note passing system in one class in High School. That was due to the fact that the teacher was terrible who made the topic uninteresting. No difference to today's messaging. Cheating? I can only guess you are presuming this to be a rampant issue.Only a foolish teacher would allow phone usage during a test. I had college professors that read from their book the whole class, I would have loved to have had a video/audio of that great interactive teaching method. I can only guess this poster has not been in school for quite a while.

Surprises me too that cell phones are allowed in school.

Listen to ST!! :)

I think it started after Sept 11th when parents and children tried to reconnect and also after Columbine and other attacks.

It is not our world anymore......the generations behind us are making and enforcing their own rules. When I drive around TV and see all the kids here there is evidently a relaxed atmosphere when you can take kids out of school. My generation.....had to be an emergency to get me out of my school. My kids are just as guilty.....pull the kids when something comes up that they want to do. They play the education card when they come here and the school just says ok......their education trip ends up at the pool, the movies, the squares etc.

An excellent bit of wisdom. Well said.

As a "millennial" I can assure you, MOST schools do not allow cell phone usage in class. I've had my phone taken away multiple times when I was in school because my alarm went off or because it was seen in my lap. Sometimes, you'll have the occasional "cool" teacher or sub that's not concerned by them, but usually only in down time.
I didn't watch that video, but I'm assuming he's either one of those teachers, or a sub.

I thought that might be the case. Glad to hear it. :)

I'm here to keep you informed of the lives us youngins live :posting:
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Real simple. AS you walk into the classroom, drop your phone into a steel box. If you are caught with a phone on your person, you get a "0" for the day in that class. Add up a few of those, and you fail. Problem solved.

I would want my teenager to be able to contact me in the event of an emergency. School lockdowns, shooters, weather emergencies...
As for the constant disparagement of an entire generation that happens frequently on this board, it appears the millennials are actually smarter than the previous generations.
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Cell phone chaos
 

Sounds like a good idea but imagine the chaos when they get another students phone out of that box. In the unlikely event of a shooting, parents want their kids to be able to communicate with them and the students “feel safer” with their phones. It’s a complicated issue.

The comfort to know is understandable. ....from the parents side.

From the students side......they are content as long as they have their phone to do all their "phone things" most of which should not be done while school is in session.

One's opinion, background and of course as demonstrated above, the pertinent generation, are all factors.

Our grandson lived with us for a time. We set his phone (on the provider's website) so it would only call us or his mother during school hours. He complained, of course, but he was unable to change it.