>Notwithstanding, to me it feels awfully wrong that the state, and not the parents, prohibit the usage of anything (that does not harm others directly). They a

>Notwithstanding, to me it feels awfully wrong that the state, and not the parents, prohibit the usage of anything (that does not harm others directly). They aren't saying it's illegal for kids to own phones. They're saying kids can't have phones at school. As long as the state is running the schools, that seems well within their reasonable area of authority.