What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation

[NorthernHawkeye]

What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation

Teachers say mobile phones make their lives a living hell – so one Massachusetts school barred them

www.theguardian.com

 

[Hawki97]

In other news, the sky is blue.

Universal no phones policy in school should be the norm.

 

[tumorboy]

Watch what happens when we ban them from adults

 

[THE_DEVIL]

This program should roll out across the land

 

[tumorboy]

This program should roll out across the land

Most schools already ban their use or displaying of them. Now enforcing it which the parents are primarily responsible for is another matter.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

This program should roll out across the land

It’s kind of shocking the amount of parents that are against it.

“How will my child contact me”?

The same way it was done before smart or cell phones. JFC.

It really is a no brainer.

 

[Hawki97]

Watch what happens when we ban them from adults

Too lazy to edit gif…but replace penis enhancer with iPhone.

 

[tumorboy]

It’s kind of shocking the amount of parents that are against it.

“How will my child contact me”?

The same way it was done before smart or cell phones. JFC.

It really is a no brainer.

They want instant access. There is no such thing as patience anymore.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

Then they graduate and head out into the world with smartphones.

Besides the fact there’s probably no way to roll this out to public schools, it feels to me like the “Just say no” anti-drug campaigns we had in the 80s. Or churches preaching abstinence.

 

[QChawks]

if everyone in America can have a gun, then you can rip my iPhone from my cold dead hands

 

[tumorboy]

It’s kind of shocking the amount of parents that are against it.

“How will my child contact me”?

The same way it was done before smart or cell phones. JFC.

It really is a no brainer.

We turn out daughters off during school hours. The main reason I can see parents being against it. Is school shootings, hostage situations, etc etc. Which statistically aren’t going to happen. But the instant Information Age has us hyped over it.

 

[tumorboy]

if everyone in America can have a gun, then you can rip my instant porn device from my cold dead hands

Fify

 

[TunzaHawk]

They are not allowed to be displayed at the public middle school two of my children attend during the school day. After school is over they may use them. If displayed during the day, the phone is confiscated and the parent has to pick it up from the principal.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Which statistically aren’t going to happen. But the instant Information Age has us hyped over it.

This. My daughter is seriously contemplating home schooling my grandson because of the fear of school shootings.

I’m against and tried to lay out it’s about as likely as him being hit by lightning. We’ll see…

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

This. My daughter is seriously contemplating home schooling my grandson because of the fear of school shootings.

I’m against and tried to lay out it’s about as likely as him being hit by lightning. We’ll see…

Better odds the homeschooling will undermine his future prospects.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Better odds the homeschooling will undermine his future prospects.

Not a fan

 

[tarheelbybirth]

Then they graduate and head out into the world with smartphones.

Besides the fact there’s probably no way to roll this out to public schools, it feels to me like the “Just say no” anti-drug campaigns we had in the 80s. Or churches preaching abstinence.

We did it this year. Can't even have them in a pocket - if we see the outline, it's gone. If they have ear buds in, we take the phone they're attached to. It's been awesome.