Wanting to reach out to your child during the course of the day to make sure they are okay is understandable. I often wish I could text my children to check on them while they are at school - but it is against the rules. Unfortunately, it is a reflection on the fact that parents don't feel their children are safe at school.
The District 150 Parent Advisory Committee is currently working on a new cell phone policy. If mass texts are going out between students about anything during class - it is a distraction and potentially dangerous. Perhaps there should there be a certain time of day that students can make calls - what do you think?
This recent comment illustrates why the cell phone policy is needing to be reinforced...
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
The other day, I overheard PHS students talking about texts they were getting from RHS students about the fights going on at RHS. RHS staff member told me there were seven girls involved in two fights that day. I texted my daughter to ensure she was ok. She said that she was..."
I agree wholeheartedly with the comment from this Anonymous blogger...
Anonymous, I noticed in your comment that you said your daughter texted a student and you a teacher, also texted a student. You and your daughter both violated school policy. This is one of the things that is extremely out of control in the schools. Parents are continually texting or calling students while they are in class, students are contacting parents or other students. We are talking about hundreds of phone use each day. The rules are phones are to be off and out of sight. How can teachers even teach with this going on. This also keeps problems between the students alive and has anyone thought about the drug deals being made on these phones during school hours with the students. Cell phones need to be completely banned from all the schools and suspended if the student doesn't abide by the rule.