Quote from: NikkiM on September 05, 2024, 04:22:12 PMSent one to the office yesterday, a no cell phone in the class room rule. Caught them texting while in class and refused to hand over the phone to me, told me to "ef" off. Mom was not happy with him and did not blame me for anything. She warned him not to do it before he left for the school bus. Said she is going to make him apologize to me once his suspension is over coming back to school and it has to be a good one with her witnessing it
Well that is a positive reaction on the parent's part.
There should be a lockable machine like some employers have to lock up employee devices that cannot be used except on breaks or before or after work.
Some schools I hear think that students with some types of emotional needs or somewhere on the autism scale need to have access to a telephone all school day, I am dubious about that. A suppose a special education teacher or school psychologist would have insights to provide on that.
Cellular telephones in the possession of the children at school is also sometimes thought to be necessary for parent to child communications and for emergency contacts but I think that is baloney. Parents or students should be able to communicate via the school office and the teacher likely has a telephone on her or his desk in the classroom.
I would think that the cellular telephones would be highly distracting to learning for many children. Many adults seem to be obsessed by them, even tripping by looking at their telephone while walking instead of paying attention when they walk. Then some drive while they are tending to their telephones in some way.
Of course, there are many other distractions besides the telephones.
Being disrespectful to a teacher in the way you mention is over the top and wrong.
Chrissy
