You have hit the nail on the head. As an experienced educator (26 years in
the classroom), I have seen it all. The root of the problem is not the phone
- it is the owner/holder of the phone. My district has an established
policy that all electronic devices from CD players to cell phones are
considered
as 'contraband' and are not allowed at school. In reality students blatantly
walk down the halls on cell phones, MP3 players hooked to couples (one
earphone apiece), pagers, etc daring any adult to challenge them. We are told
to
"ask" the student to put the item away but there are absolutely no
consequences if they do not. I even had a student text her mother while in
class
because she didn't like the seat I had assigned her to. The mother showed up
at
the school threatening to shoot me for harassing her daughter. There is no
answer except for adults to act like adults and follow laws and policies as
established. This is why the teaching profession is in danger and many of us
are
leaving prior to retirement.
A Public School Teacher
Charlotte, NC
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