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Kids will lock their lockers if phones are being stolen.

• dv_dt 2y ago
  It's not kids neglecting to lock their lockers, it's that if it becomes known that hundred to thousand dollar phones are in lockers, they will get opened and stolen. I think setting clear policy with personal expectations of no phones out in classrooms, with personal repercussions of not following that policy is fine. No need to use bans to make schools any more prison like than they already are.
  • micromacrofoot 2y ago
    > I think setting clear policy with personal expectations of no phones out in classrooms, with personal repercussions of not following that policy is fine. When's the last time you've been in a high school, it's like giving an addict a pile of cocaine and telling them to wait until after work to use it.
    • dv_dt 2y ago
      Most recently, I have been involved on the board of a high school PTA with constant volunteering for events over the time my own kids went. Before that i also did pta for elementary and middle school. For high school, two kids, four years apart so back to back over eight years - my youngest is just starting college; I feel i have a good amount of experience. The current generation of kids are very cognizant of healthy phone discipline - moreso than many adults imho. When you set policy, clear expectations and crisp repercussions treating the kids as equals, you get better results than treating kids like addicts with medical problems or subhumans for that matter. You very much receive the respect you put out; and bans are imho disrespectful of personal responsibility and autonomy.