Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 11069076)

they are called teachers

Originally Posted by rusticgal (Post 11069118)

....and probably dealing with the same kind of response from kids caught on their phones in class :laugh:

Originally Posted by AnnieK (Post 11069133)

Like it or not, mobile technology is a massive part of daily life for kids and adults alike.

I agree that the use in the classrooms if not part of a lesson is a distraction but to ban them completely seems unenforceable to me.

Schools will be fighting a losing battle trying to keep them out...

Originally Posted by parmnion (Post 11069145)

Adults are not permitted to use them at many workplaces across the uk.

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 11069136)

I am sure it is not beyond the wit of any school to make sure kids dont have a phone in class. Just because it will be difficult is not a reason not to do it.

I very much doubt that phones are an issue for bright and able kids but ARE an issue for those who struggle at school

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 11069146)

and employers are within their rights to impose this (in every workplace)

Originally Posted by AnnieK (Post 11069148)

How will they make sure though? We were not allowed fags in school but a lot of people got them in, we were not allowed to pass notes, but we did. Kids having distracting things in school is not a new thing and its something schools have never been able to control. Kids get drugs, knives and all sorts of contraband in....how will they be able to stop phones? Are they going to physically search every pupil, install some kind of scanner?

A ban in the classrooms I agree with although its never going to be a reality I fear.

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 11069151)

hopefully, any respectful parent will make sure they dont leave for school with one

parenting 101

Originally Posted by AnnieK (Post 11069157)

Same applies though....any respectful parent would make sure their kids don't leave with a packet of Bensons....but they do. Parents often have to leave before kids do.

Kids will always he sneaky....I know I was and I'm sure you were too :shrug:

Growing up 101

Originally Posted by Ammi (Post 11068953)

…no worries, he’ll miss his school buss, Annie as he’ll be queueing up to get his phone back at the end of the day…and we know those school buses have to leave on time …mind you, he probably wasn’t marked in as being at school anyway and marked as being absent while he was queueing up trying to hand his phone in, in the morning…

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper (Post 11069160)

He's a manc, so it's more likely he's in the Arndale, shoplifting :smug:

Originally Posted by AnnieK (Post 11069157)

Same applies though....any respectful parent would make sure their kids don't leave with a packet of Bensons....but they do. Parents often have to leave before kids do.

Kids will always he sneaky....I know I was and I'm sure you were too :shrug:

Growing up 101

Originally Posted by AnnieK (Post 11069166)

You don't mean it with respect at all :laugh:

As a parent yourself you know as well as anyone else that kids will be kids and even the best parents will never know everything they get up to.

My parent's were stricter than most and it was hard to get anything past my mother especially but I did.

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 11069167)

and its up to adults to protect them and make sure they get a good education

Originally Posted by parmnion (Post 11069175)

Most bullying is done via mobile phone these days.

Originally Posted by AnnieK (Post 11069172)

What do you think removing mobile phones will actually do? It's not going to make poor performers into model students or perform better, it's not going to stop bullying, it could even make some situations worse.

If you think that sending a kid to high school is bad parenting, I will wear that badge with pride. I will ensure he knows its not to be used in school and I will be pissed if he ever did but if he needs me or to call for help for any reason, I'm not leaving him without means.

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 11069179)

ask a teacher

Originally Posted by AnnieK (Post 11069180)

You're the one who seems to have the answers though so I'm asking you.

You said you hold parent's to higher standards and schools should have the wit to do it so you must have your reasons/opinions.

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 11069183)

correct

i am not throwing in the towel because kids wont like it

that role is being performed by you?

and we are all wondering why?

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 11068918)

They should be in bags and turned off in school, or alternatively there should even be a “storage room” for them during the school day (mini lockers) but insisting on them being left home simply isn’t going to work. It’s 2021 and it’s neither sensible nor safe for teenagers to be out miles from home without any means of contact. It’s not like there are pay phones they can use.

If they implement this my daughter will be doing the same as she has been for the last year and a half at primary school; phone on silent, in a hidden inside zip pocket of her bag. She’s thankfully not dumb enough to get it out in school or blab about it to her pals.