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by pacbard 664 days ago
My guess is that they had prior experience with asking students not to use cellphones and they observed students start using wearables to skirt the ban, which led them to just ban all of them.

An interesting consequence about the wearable ban is that they also banned medical electronic devices (e.g., heart monitors or blood sugar monitors) and parents are required to meet with administration to approve their use [1].

[1]: https://greenwichfreepress.com/schools/greenwich-schools-ann...
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mbrumlow 664 days ago
If they asked them not to use cell phones and they did not follow the rules, what will happen when they are banned?

Simply put. They had rules in place but failed to enforce them.

Why will banning them make the enforcement problem solved?

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JumpCrisscross 664 days ago
> Why will banning them make the enforcement problem solved?

Whether the phone was being used is debatable. Whether it exists is not. Banning makes communication and enforcement easier.

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mbrumlow 664 days ago
We have videos of kids attacking teachers for taking away devices. These things, whether we like it are not, are ingrained in society. Taking a phone away can be akin to saying you are going to cut a part of my brain out.

Kids fe still going to bring them, and kids are going to still feel as it’s their right to have them. On top of that only a few people in the sv bubble would agree with taking phones away.

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asadotzler 664 days ago
The rich SV bubble is actually the most restrictive because they build the dangr and understand it. The C-suite at FAANG and friends don't let their kids have nearly as much time on screens as Alabama trailer park families do.
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JumpCrisscross 664 days ago
> We have videos of kids attacking teachers for taking away devices

I’ve seen kids screaming for iPads on flights, too. I don’t have high expectations for them in life.

Also, when did we normalise violent kids? If a kid attacks a teacher for any reason, they should be automatically suspended at a minimum.

> only a few people in the sv bubble would agree with taking phones away

I live in a rich town in the Rockies. Most parents don’t let their kids take phones to school. (None of the private ones permit them.)

There is an emerging class divide on phones is schools. When you meet them, you can clearly tell which kids need their phones to function and which do not. (Eye contact during conversation.)

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rrobukef 664 days ago
Pacemaker and hearing aids as well, eventually a temp-teacher will cause a right mess.
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