Subj : Phones are completely banned..
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Mar 02 2025 09:45:00

Hello Aaron Thomas!

** On Friday 28.02.25 - 10:41, Aaron Thomas wrote to Mike Powell:

 MP>>> Phones are completely banned in my kid's school, and the
 MP>>> governor and he monkeys are going to ban them in all NY
 MP>>> schools..
 MP>>
 MP>> I think it is a good idea.  We don't need another
 MP>> generation of social media addicts.

 AT> Yea but parents want to keep in contact with their kids (I
 AT> know I do.) They're shutting off our communication with
 AT> our kids without first solving the problem of
 AT> unpredictable school shootings.

Phones tended to become a tool for emergencies.  So, a total  
ban might not be wise at all.

But what really needs to be done is instilling a sense of  
respect in the classroom of juveniles.

Many concerts and entertainment venues outright mention that  
people turn off their phones and not take pictures. If seen  
using a phone for the purposes of recording content, then the  
person is escorted out. No one seems to have a problem with  
that policy.


 AT> Our kids know enough not to pull out their bird and pee on
 AT> the floor in the classroom, so why shouldn't they also
 AT> know the rules about pulling out the cellphone during
 AT> class?

Yep..  it boils down to understanding was is respectful.


 AT> The school is intentionally cutting off our communication
 AT> with our kids and it makes me and a handful of other
 AT> parents very angry.

Ah.. then perhaps the parent should play a strong role in  
instilling phone ettiquette to their kids.


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