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New Zealand just banned student mobile phones recently in all schools [1]. I would guess LTE connected devices would also count. I think banning fitness tracke

New Zealand just banned student mobile phones recently in all schools [1]. I would guess LTE connected devices would also count. I think banning fitness trackers is a bit much, they are very useful for sports such as cycling, running, tri & swimming. [1] https://www.education.govt.nz/school/digital-technology/cellphones/ https://www.education.govt.nz/school/digital-technology/cell...

JumpCrisscross 2y ago
> banning fitness trackers is a bit much Fitbits let you “see calls, texts & smartphone app notifications on your wrist when your phone is nearby” [1]. Unless you’re doing a full backpack and pocket search, permitting Fitbits seems like a guaranteed loophole. [1] https://www.fitbit.com/global/us/products/smartwatches/sense2?sku=521BKGB https://www.fitbit.com/global/us/products/smartwatches/sense...
- t-writescode 2y ago
  If you can't respond, what's the problem?
  - neverartful 2y ago
    Wouldn't it still be an unnecessary distraction for the student?
    - zarzavat 2y ago
      As opposed to all the other bullshit going on in schools? Wouldn’t even register.
    - WillPostForFood 2y ago
      One way, inbound sms is like 1 out of 100 in distractions, whereas having a phone with internet, social media, bidirectional messaging is 100 out of 100.
      - lozenge 2y ago
        What if you go to the toilet andtype a message to 8 people?
diggan 2y ago
> I think banning fitness trackers is a bit much, they are very useful for sports such as cycling, running, tri & swimming. The ban seems to target children too young to need to keep track of things like that, as far as I understand the article.
- deleted 2y ago
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- shiroiushi 2y ago
  You don't think high school students do running or swimming, or do those things competitively?
  - diggan 2y ago
    The notice (https://secure.smore.com/n/us6j7-greenwich-public-schools?ref=email https://secure.smore.com/n/us6j7-greenwich-public-schools?re...) is talking about students in Elementary School and Middle School, meaning they're at max something like 14 years old.

JumpCrisscross 2y ago

> banning fitness trackers is a bit much Fitbits let you “see calls, texts & smartphone app notifications on your wrist when your phone is nearby” [1]. Unless you’re doing a full backpack and pocket search, permitting Fitbits seems like a guaranteed loophole. [1] https://www.fitbit.com/global/us/products/smartwatches/sense2?sku=521BKGB https://www.fitbit.com/global/us/products/smartwatches/sense...

t-writescode 2y ago
If you can't respond, what's the problem?
- neverartful 2y ago
  Wouldn't it still be an unnecessary distraction for the student?
  - zarzavat 2y ago
    As opposed to all the other bullshit going on in schools? Wouldn’t even register.
  - WillPostForFood 2y ago
    One way, inbound sms is like 1 out of 100 in distractions, whereas having a phone with internet, social media, bidirectional messaging is 100 out of 100.
    - lozenge 2y ago
      What if you go to the toilet andtype a message to 8 people?

diggan 2y ago

> I think banning fitness trackers is a bit much, they are very useful for sports such as cycling, running, tri & swimming. The ban seems to target children too young to need to keep track of things like that, as far as I understand the article.

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shiroiushi 2y ago
You don't think high school students do running or swimming, or do those things competitively?
- diggan 2y ago
  The notice (https://secure.smore.com/n/us6j7-greenwich-public-schools?ref=email https://secure.smore.com/n/us6j7-greenwich-public-schools?re...) is talking about students in Elementary School and Middle School, meaning they're at max something like 14 years old.