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School Cellphone Bans Have Buzz, but May Be Hard to Enforce

3 points by gnicholas 2y ago

verdverm 2y ago
My sibling teaches and said the parents told the school unequivocally "no" when they tried. Main reason is they want to be able to easily reach their children when picking up or in an emergency (like a shooting).
- infotainment 2y ago
  It’s sad that helicopter parenting has become so normalized that this excuse would seem reasonable to people.
  - verdverm 2y ago
    How are either of those related to helicopter parenting?
    - infotainment 2y ago
      > easily reach their children when picking up School busses should be taking care of this; parents should not be acting as kids' personal limo driver. > or in an emergency (like a shooting). There exist systems that should be taking care of communicating the status of students in an emergency scenario. Obviously they're not perfect, but having a personal direct line to your child at all times is not a reasonable solution IMO.
      - seanmcdirmid 2y ago
        A lot of urban schools don’t provide school buses for most students, and/or rely on city public buses with safety issues. So the cars around at first/last bell are still pretty dense. I totally agree though, and would never pick an elementary/middle school not within walking distance. I could see the value later (my kid is 7) of a feature or watch phone for after/before school emergencies, like if they have activities after school or are walking home on their own. Of course, disable during school hours, a lot of phones support that via parental controls these days (but you still have to allow 911, although not a bad compromise).
      - verdverm 2y ago
        Your opinions do not make these things "helicopter parenting" > There exist systems that should be taking care of communicating the status of students in an emergency scenario How is the school going to know the status of all students in an active shooter situation? Phones in school aren't a problem if you, as a parent, teach proper use and enforce rules. The school can help here too.

3 points by gnicholas 2y ago

My sibling teaches and said the parents told the school unequivocally "no" when they tried. Main reason is they want to be able to easily reach their children when picking up or in an emergency (like a shooting).

infotainment 2y ago
It’s sad that helicopter parenting has become so normalized that this excuse would seem reasonable to people.
- verdverm 2y ago
  How are either of those related to helicopter parenting?
  - infotainment 2y ago
    > easily reach their children when picking up School busses should be taking care of this; parents should not be acting as kids' personal limo driver. > or in an emergency (like a shooting). There exist systems that should be taking care of communicating the status of students in an emergency scenario. Obviously they're not perfect, but having a personal direct line to your child at all times is not a reasonable solution IMO.
    - seanmcdirmid 2y ago
      A lot of urban schools don’t provide school buses for most students, and/or rely on city public buses with safety issues. So the cars around at first/last bell are still pretty dense. I totally agree though, and would never pick an elementary/middle school not within walking distance. I could see the value later (my kid is 7) of a feature or watch phone for after/before school emergencies, like if they have activities after school or are walking home on their own. Of course, disable during school hours, a lot of phones support that via parental controls these days (but you still have to allow 911, although not a bad compromise).
    - verdverm 2y ago
      Your opinions do not make these things "helicopter parenting" > There exist systems that should be taking care of communicating the status of students in an emergency scenario How is the school going to know the status of all students in an active shooter situation? Phones in school aren't a problem if you, as a parent, teach proper use and enforce rules. The school can help here too.