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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by bigstrat2003 on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @03:04AM (#39987780)
I think we should go even further: ban all phones during school hours. There is absolutely no reason that kids need to have a phone in school. If the parent needs to reach them, then call the school office who can get your kid on the line. There is no emergency so dire that a few minutes' delay in talking to your child will make a meaningful difference.
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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by epolanski on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @03:40AM (#39988018)
> There is absolutely no reason that kids need to have a phone in school.

I commuted one hour from and to middle school and high school, I definitely needed a phone to communicate with my mother when stuff happened (and occasionally happened), such as missing the bus or being late for lunch.

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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by graemep on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @04:44AM (#39988402)
Lots of kids did that before there were mobile phones.
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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by rightbyte on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @08:22AM (#39989892)
So, pay phone booths for school kids?
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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by jksflkjl3jk3 on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @10:02AM (#39990862)
When I was in school, you'd just go the main office and ask the secretary. They had a phone that students could use (for free) when they missed the bus or had to reach their parents for something important.
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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by naasking on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @10:40AM (#39991218)
> There is no emergency so dire that a few minutes' delay in talking to your child will make a meaningful difference.

You're neglecting emergencies that are happening in the school itself. School shooters, for instance.

I frankly don't see the problem with kids having the phone with them as long as they're not actually using it outside of an actual emergency.

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