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Republicans want schools to block social media or lose internet funds
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Kids are suspended if caught with a cellphone on school property in our district.
I'm sure glad that isn't true in mine. My daughter called me today to tell me she was really sick and the nurse wasn't going to send her home. I knew my wife has been really sick and so I knew she needed to go to the doctor. I wouldn't have even heard about it until after she got home from school if she didn't have a phone.
Easy enough to setup a wifi hotspot in the bathroom and keep it in your pocket.
This varies greatly from district to district. I know of plenty of schools that do the same. But I also know school districts (and luckily live in one) where this would never fly. They tried doing this during my daughter's sophomore year of high school, and the parents all said "Oh, fucking no. If I want to be able to get in touch with my kid, I'll make that decision, not you."
I also know of districts that tried this and just abandoned the idea because it was nigh-on impossible to enforce without suspending like 90% of the kids.
That is what is happening. They suspended the Senior class president who was caught with a phone because they were waiting on a college scholarship call.
I graduated about ten years ago so cellphones were popular, but not the same culture we have now. I got suspended because my mom called my phone which I had forgotten to turn off while it was in my locker before school started. Turns out I had forgotten a project so not only did I get suspended, I failed an assignment. Schools are great
How did they get the ok for that? Kids with cell phones can help in active shooter situations so to remove a tool that potentially could save a lot of lives seems crazy
MAGA invaded the school board. They also banned a ton of books.