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coolducklingcool t1_jde0dmb wrote

Reply to comment by whateverusayboi in Connecticut teachers, what problems are you facing with your students now? by PettyWitch

They are completely addicted and cannot stop using them. But parents are also unwilling to restrict them, even when they’re failing classes because they’re sitting on TikTok.

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[deleted] t1_jdebpol wrote

It always kills me how people will be like “I can’t believe the school won’t forcibly take the phone from my child” when I suggest simply taking it themselves and sending them off with a flip tracphone or something similar for emergencies I get scoffed at lol.

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1234nameuser t1_jdef4jl wrote

It's 2023. No parent can ensure their kid doesn't have access to a smartphone.

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[deleted] t1_jdeftfb wrote

It’s literally as simple as not providing one and asking the teacher to let them know if a friend gives them one during class. Then of course following up with consequences if that does happen. A lot of parents just don’t want to parent.

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scripthook t1_jdikeda wrote

Schools should just restrict kids to using flip phones. I know when my son is old enough I'm giving him a flip phone.

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coolducklingcool t1_jdisr6i wrote

When schools attempt to restrict phones, there are inevitably parents who push back. “My child needs it to communicate with me. My kid needs it in case of emergency.”

Some schools won’t even confiscate phones because they don’t want to deal with the potential of the phone getting damaged and the parent suing.

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