[dorchadas]

I've found it worse that parents actually try to call their kids during class. Not text, but call. And then complain when you tell a kid to hang up. It's definitely an issue, and too many principles are afraid of being sued by parents to do much against what they want (and the kids spend more time trying to sneak on their phones than actually paying attention and getting their work done).

[briandear]

Afraid of being sued? For what? What would that lawsuit look like and are there actually any real cases on record for parents suing over in class cell phone bans?

[dorchadas]

Parents will sue for anything, and even if it's frivolous, it still costs the schools money to fight it. And all it would take is one student not being able to contact/be contacted by a parent in an emergency for such a lawsuit to arise, honestly.