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> actual confiscations led to larger concerns (e.g., students who were unable to contact their caretakers after school). Would it have been possible to grant a
by johnchristopher 3y ago
> actual confiscations led to larger concerns (e.g., students who were unable to contact their caretakers after school).
Would it have been possible to grant access to a regular old school phone near the principal office or secretary office for outside calls ?
- FooBarWidget 3y agoEven when I was in high school 20 years ago, we longer had a normal phone at school. I was the only odd one out, trying to call home using a perpetually broken phone booth while all my classmates had mobile phones.
- johnchristopher 3y agoI have been thinking and... well... what about a smartphone in the principal's office :] ? Or a VOIP soft (with pre-encoded emergency contact) ? After all, if the roof fell on the kid and the smartphone is locked how can the teachers or anyone call his parents to inform they are being taken to the hospital ?
- Nasrudith 3y agoTo be frank many people don't remember phone numbers these days, and just enter them into their phone-books to use. I know as a kid decades ago it took me a while to learn my home phone number. Sure a refresher index card could be used but that just isn't the norm.
- jononomo 3y agoI think it probably makes sense to give up. After all, we fought World War 2 without computers or cell phones, but people were different in those days. Now we take care of people more and prioritize how to stay in touch with caretakers, so we have to allow kids to bring their smartphones into the classroom.