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Cake day: August 6th, 2023

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  • I have several friends who teach at middle- and high-school grade levels, and they all tell me the same thing: There aren’t really clear rules in place governing cell phone use during class so kids are just fucking around with them all day, and even where the rules are clear, they have no authority to actually take a cell phone from a kid, even if they’re being disruptive to the rest of the students.

    On the other hand, an all-out ban (and even “phone storage solutions”) just creates a new problem; keeping a potentially life-saving tool out of the hands of students in emergency situations.

    I’m almost certainly over-simplifying this, but why not:

    1. Let the kids keep their phones
    2. Set forth strict guidelines for their use while on school property, and
    3. Ensure teachers have the authority to enforce those guidelines.