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Re:Minnesota middle school students 'seem happy' after cellp... by talldatethrow on Monday December 04, 2023 @06:34PM (#38524794)
The kid can own the phone. In silent. In the backpack. Never to be seen on school grounds.

And if they need to make a call, they go to the admin building, and explain why, and use the office phone.

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Re:Minnesota middle school students 'seem happy' after cellp... by giantg2 on Monday December 04, 2023 @06:55PM (#38525059)
That's the way it used to work - communication goes through the administration. If my parents schedule changed they could call and leave a message with the office for me. If I had an emergency the admin could call them. It's certainly simpler with cell phones though.
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Re:Minnesota middle school students 'seem happy' after cellp... by talldatethrow on Monday December 04, 2023 @09:54PM (#38526514)
Cool. Kids aren't paying attention most of their school day, but at least it's simpler to teach them.
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