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Jmm
Moderator
08-16-2002
| Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 1:39 pm
Happymom, We have a zero tolerance policy at school about cell phones during the school day. Basically you can have them on you, but if we see them we take them up and the parent must come to get them. We do understand that a lot of parents need their kids to have their phones after school to coordinate schedules so we just tell them leave it in your car or backpack until school is over. We see the same parents over and over again coming in to school to get those phones. It was suggested that we keep them until the end of the school year, but it wouldn't do any good either - the parents (or kids) would just go out and buy another one. On camera phones, we keep them for a week before the parents can come and get them. We've had several instances where we have their camera phone and then two days later pick up another phone from them.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 2:02 pm
I couldn't hear it, no surprise with my hearing. Both kids though, who were in the other room, came running in to see what that annoying noise was. Question, am I just naive? I've been in classes before where one of the rules was no cell phones, and I know thats one of the rules for the kids class, they can carry cell phones on campus but have to have them turned off unless they're calling for a ride home or something. I always thought it was because they would be a nuisance to others and it never once dawned on me that the rule was in place to prevent cheating! It never even occured to me a cell phone would be one way to cheat in class, lol.
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Jmm
Moderator
08-16-2002
| Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 2:08 pm
War, Besides the obvious text messaging questions and answers, we've had kids take a picture of important tests and pass them on to friends in later classes. And you don't even want to think about camera phones in the gym lockers ...........
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 2:53 pm
LOL, well I also didn't think of that, but I never took PE type classes at the college and the kids dont have locker rooms yet. That makes sense though. Maybe it's just that our cell phones are like the extra quarter we used to carry in the car for payphones when we were teenagers. We pretty much only use them when we have to. We don't really view the cell phones as THE way to keep in touch with everyone and as, hmm, entertainment? They're just a tool when we're going to be later or something, lol.
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 3:33 pm
Didn't hear a thing when trying to listen to the ring tone but I do hear the very high piercing noise coming from the old TV in our bedroom. Hate that!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 6:18 pm
Heck -- w/the new palms, kids can literally BEAM their pictures they've taken from their test to one another. We have a strict "no electronics" rule in class -- and even w/our computers (I have 26 of 'em in my English classroom) we monitor like crazy. We've permanently blocked any IM programs, but netware messages and email are alive and well. The thing that is most annoying is when a kid will stand there and ARGUE w/me that I shouldn't take their phone! DUH -- you signed the handbook agreement, you know the rules. AHHHH -- at least I've got 8 weeks away from the little buggers! The older they get, the sneakier they get! (A "recycled" cheating that's going around is taking labels off water bottles -- which are almost always allowed---and writing answers on the back before taping them on the bottle again. Drives my kids nuts that I make them keep their water on my desk, but at least I know they aren't being used as cheat sheets!)
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 8:13 pm
Happy, to really impress upon the kids that there is zero tolerance. just think how mad the parents will be at the kid if they have to go to the district police office to get the phone! LOL
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 3:25 am
I cranked it up..and my kids couldn't hear it
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 12:42 pm
Voices Only Women Can Hear – "Ooh ooh! Pick me!" "Can't resist me, can you, Sweetie?" "Psst! Come try me on!" "Darling, don't be sensible!"
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 1:25 pm
ROTF!!!
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Monday, June 19, 2006 - 9:07 am
Tex, I would be really mad too! My kids would definitely lose the privilege of having a cell phone...and if that means they (actually for now that means just my oldest, age 15) cannot go anywhere after school even to work on school projects, ... natural consequences. I was surprised the PD would agree to keep the phones. I am also surprised at the kids getting the phones taken away and showing up in a day or two with a new phone because the old one is still in the office. I worry what kids are learning about money and a disposable society etc. I also never thought about the cheating aspect of the camera phones (and now water bottles!)
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, June 19, 2006 - 12:01 pm
This is the school district police department not city of Houston. I am constantly amazed a some parents.
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