Middle Schooler with a cell phone
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Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
Daughter takes hers to school. She keeps it off during the day and turns it on once she's off the bus. I like the idea of her having her phone with her in case something happens.
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
Calls/text messages can be viewed easily so you know if he's not following this rule. You abuse your privilege, you lose it.
terbear1225
Well-Known Member
depends on the school rule. if the rule is no phones, then no phone.
theArtistFormerlyKnownAs
Well-Known Member
See, that is the right idea but then what happens when you go and take it away? You just defeated the whole purpose of them having it for emergency situations. Tough call, eh?
cattitude
My Sweetest Boy
Actually, many of us elderly individuals managed just fine without a cell phone and we WALKED fairly good distances to/from school...even elementary school.
Pete
Repete
Somebody got busted taking their cell to school against my rule. He did not get busted by the school it was by me. I was looking for it this morning and it was not there so I knew he did it. Of course he lied until I gave him the "I am going to ask you one more time" thing.
I am anticipating the "It was off in my backpack" explanation but I am going to check it when I get home. If any txt messages were sent during school hours someone is going to be hating life.
Pete
Repete
Actually, many of us elderly individuals managed just fine without a cell phone and we WALKED fairly good distances to/from school...even elementary school.
I even walked uphill both ways.
lovinmaryland
Well-Known Member
Pete
Repete
couldnt he just delete any messages he sent during the day
Deleting messages is punishable by death or bodily injury. I go through his txt messages and recent calls list every couple days and I delete them. He is not allowed to delete stuff. But of course he can try.
lovinmaryland
Well-Known Member
What was the punishment for taking it to school? If he broke one rule he is could possibly break another :shrug:
Toxick
Splat
That's the rule I'd make as well. It stays off except for emergencies.
And if there's one thing kids are known for, it's for following the rules to the letter - especially if you're not around to keep an eye on them.
Pete
Repete
This is true, but I am an a-hole and he fears me. He may try to sneak it out one day unnoticed but when I told him about deleting things I gave him the googly eye homocidal maniac look.
theArtistFormerlyKnownAs
Well-Known Member
Actually, many of us elderly individuals managed just fine without a cell phone and we WALKED fairly good distances to/from school...even elementary school.
Ok?
That wasn't my point, at all.
Times change, for one, and my point was that if you are going to give a child a cell phone to make yourself feel better that they'll have it in emergency cases, then you really lose the stipulation that you'll take it away if they abuse it since then they'll be cellphone-less when that hypothetical emergency happens.
:shrug:
I was just saying that if you give it to them for emergencies, explain the rules but it will be a near-necessity to be lenient on the rules if you plan that your child have that phone for emergencies any time they aren't home.
Pete
Repete
Students are allowed to possess operable
portable pagers (beepers), hand held portable
phones, personal digital assistants, and laptop
computers on school property.
School personnel including bus drivers
have the right to limit the use of electronic
communication devices that impede the
instructional climate in the school or
otherwise create a disturbance.
Portable pagers and portable phones may
be brought to school, but the use of cell
phones shall not be allowed during
instructional time or in any manner that
infringes upon the rights of other students or
staff members. In an exceptional
circumstance, a staff member may authorize
use of a cell phone for an appropriate reason.
These devices may be used after school hours,
with the permission of the supervising
teacher/staff member, including bus drivers.
Use of these devices during field trips and
other school-sponsored activities off school
grounds is subject to the same conditions at
the discretion of the supervising staff member.
The use of cell phone cameras shall not be
allowed on school property during
instructional time or in any manner that
infringes upon the rights of other students or
staff members.
PDAs and laptop computers may be used
during the instructional school day for
instructional purposes only, with teacher
knowledge and consent.
Improper use of any electronic device
may result in parent notification, confiscation
of the electronic device, revocation of
privilege, detention, in-school suspension,
Saturday School, and/or suspension.
Nanny Pam
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Actually, many of us elderly individuals managed just fine without a cell phone and we WALKED fairly good distances to/from school...even elementary school.
Imagine that! How did we do it, Catt? It's a wonder we survived!
