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I think this is great, phones (largely) should be banned in schools.

by Aloha 2y ago

colechristensen 2y ago
I don’t think this is the kind of thing that should be a law. Local school policy is good enough
- mcmoor 2y ago
  I've heard that it's needed to counter heavy parent opposition. If it's not enshrined higher, the PTA will not hear the end of it.
  - colechristensen 2y ago
    I am ever more disturbed by how often people want the law to enforce their preferences. It is absurd for the state to reach into the classroom to regulate cell phone use.
- simoncion 2y ago
  > Local school policy is good enough An angry parent that can't possibly imagine life without immediate access to their kid throughout the school day is likely to respond differently to the statement "This kid can't have their phone on during the day." when the reason is "local school policy" than when the reason is "state law". In the former situation, a sufficiently-offended parent will likely try to get the administrator in question fired (or -at minimum- make their life dreadfully difficult). In the latter, the only people the parent can really appeal to are the folks in Sacramento. Busybodies like that rarely have the clout to do anything meaningful to the governor or his staff. Anyway. It's quite possible that local school administrators requested that the governor help them out by making it so they can say "Sorry, I'd love to help, but The State says I have to order teachers to ban phones from classrooms. You know how it is. Take it up with the governor if you're mad about it.".
- cykros 2y ago
  If the law mandates attendance, then the law should regulate what that attendance entails. Much like how state or municipal exclusivity agreements on broadband should regulate how those broadband companies should behave toward their customers. With great power comes great responsibility. As for private schools, yes, they should be left to their own policies. But I haven't seen anyone suggesting otherwise.

I think this is great, phones (largely) should be banned in schools.

by Aloha 2y ago

I think this is great, phones (largely) should be banned in schools.

colechristensen 2y ago

I don’t think this is the kind of thing that should be a law. Local school policy is good enough

mcmoor 2y ago
I've heard that it's needed to counter heavy parent opposition. If it's not enshrined higher, the PTA will not hear the end of it.
- colechristensen 2y ago
  I am ever more disturbed by how often people want the law to enforce their preferences. It is absurd for the state to reach into the classroom to regulate cell phone use.
simoncion 2y ago
> Local school policy is good enough An angry parent that can't possibly imagine life without immediate access to their kid throughout the school day is likely to respond differently to the statement "This kid can't have their phone on during the day." when the reason is "local school policy" than when the reason is "state law". In the former situation, a sufficiently-offended parent will likely try to get the administrator in question fired (or -at minimum- make their life dreadfully difficult). In the latter, the only people the parent can really appeal to are the folks in Sacramento. Busybodies like that rarely have the clout to do anything meaningful to the governor or his staff. Anyway. It's quite possible that local school administrators requested that the governor help them out by making it so they can say "Sorry, I'd love to help, but The State says I have to order teachers to ban phones from classrooms. You know how it is. Take it up with the governor if you're mad about it.".
cykros 2y ago
If the law mandates attendance, then the law should regulate what that attendance entails. Much like how state or municipal exclusivity agreements on broadband should regulate how those broadband companies should behave toward their customers. With great power comes great responsibility. As for private schools, yes, they should be left to their own policies. But I haven't seen anyone suggesting otherwise.