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> This is why I think it's great when schools ban phones in class.

This was the absolute norm in the 00s when cellphones became common and cheap enough for teens to often have one. If you were seen with a phone out it would be confiscated. At some point schools apparently just gave up and only a few are starting to rediscover the policy as though it's a novel idea.

What the fuck happened? When exactly did this transition happen?

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bc569a80a344f9c 4 days ago | parent [-]

> When exactly did this transition happen?

In the late 2000s, as a response to a parental demand for communication and safety following high-profile school emergencies, especially school shootings.

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lupusreal 4 days ago | parent [-]

Crazy. Compromising the quality of education for everybody every school day so that on rare occasions a very small number of students might be able to call their parents (who will be powerless to help over the phone.)

	▲	ryandrake 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yea I’m a parent and “what if there’s an emergency” is one of the silliest excuses to allow students to have phones. If there’s an emergency, the school is already going to have called the police. What the hell am I going to do if my kid calls me? I’ll tell her to hang up the phone and follow whatever emergency procedure they have.