▲ 64 ▼ Why are US states, school districts banning smartphones in schools? (www.aljazeera.com) submitted 2 years ago by Recant@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org 106 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] erwan@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) There is no emergency that can't be handled by the adults of the school. I can understand needing a phone for the commute, but at school it should stay in the bag turned off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) I hear you. But my child will have a cell phone in case of a real emergency when the adults don't properly act. While I trust teachers rather implicitly, my experience with most school administrators is far less stellar. Also, a student calling 911 when the teacher is having a heart attack or some other life threatening event will save time and possibly their life. Barring any emergency situations, my child's phone better be put away. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Our school had a buzzer, the office anawers the intercom, you tell them the emergency and they arrange everything. Cell phones really arent needed unless you are out on a field trip maybe permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago School shootings, intercom not working, teacher not available and student bleeding on the floor, etc, etc. There are numerous reasons for safety for the availability of a cell phone. permalink fedilink source parent [–] blindsight@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) A dumb phone can do that without the damage caused by smart phones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago When did I mention the use of a smart phone? permalink fedilink source parent [–] TehPers@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago There are emergencies the adults at the school won't understand. This has happened a few times to my spouse, where the nurse/teachers kept brushing off issues they didn't understand, ranging from things like asthma to strep throat. Otherwise, I agree that the phones should be put away during class. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) I hear you. But my child will have a cell phone in case of a real emergency when the adults don't properly act. While I trust teachers rather implicitly, my experience with most school administrators is far less stellar. Also, a student calling 911 when the teacher is having a heart attack or some other life threatening event will save time and possibly their life. Barring any emergency situations, my child's phone better be put away. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Our school had a buzzer, the office anawers the intercom, you tell them the emergency and they arrange everything. Cell phones really arent needed unless you are out on a field trip maybe permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago School shootings, intercom not working, teacher not available and student bleeding on the floor, etc, etc. There are numerous reasons for safety for the availability of a cell phone. permalink fedilink source parent [–] blindsight@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) A dumb phone can do that without the damage caused by smart phones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago When did I mention the use of a smart phone? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Our school had a buzzer, the office anawers the intercom, you tell them the emergency and they arrange everything. Cell phones really arent needed unless you are out on a field trip maybe permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago School shootings, intercom not working, teacher not available and student bleeding on the floor, etc, etc. There are numerous reasons for safety for the availability of a cell phone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago School shootings, intercom not working, teacher not available and student bleeding on the floor, etc, etc. There are numerous reasons for safety for the availability of a cell phone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blindsight@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) A dumb phone can do that without the damage caused by smart phones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago When did I mention the use of a smart phone? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago When did I mention the use of a smart phone? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago There are emergencies the adults at the school won't understand. This has happened a few times to my spouse, where the nurse/teachers kept brushing off issues they didn't understand, ranging from things like asthma to strep throat. Otherwise, I agree that the phones should be put away during class. permalink fedilink source parent