Worked IT. Can confirm.

There are a lot of things to consider here. The world has changed.

Kids have legitimate reasons for having a cell phone today. It makes it infinitely easier to coordinate pickups, care of siblings, emergencies, job scheduling, etc. it shouldn’t be used during class, but ae a parent i have enough legit reasons i want my daughter to have her phone on her and as long as its not being used during class, then the school can fuck right off. Ill decide whats best for my child. If she uses it during class, give her detention or whatever. Or tell me and ill handle itat home.

Beyond that, i dont want a teacher confiscating a device that costs several hundred dollars. That would lead to teachers or admins mysteriously “losing” the phone, only for it to show up on eBay.

There have also heen numerous high profile incidents of the bad behavior of teachers, students, and security personnel. I kinda like the idea of kids being able to not only defend themselves but also provide evidence to authorities that would probably have not believed them otherwise.

Today, phones are a ubiquitous paret of everyone’s lives. Schools are better off trying to figure out how to integrate the technology into their lessons instead of a futile war against them.

Just saying… after dealing with schools for my entire career, theres a reason why parents dont want to have to rely on the office to deliver anything.