What do you think me getting my phone taken away at school?
It really doesn't matter if it is YOUR phone or not. It is HER classroom, and the school rules and classroom rules apply while you are attending school. You should have had the phone put away until after school. I am a teacher, and I actually had a student's phone go off in the middle of class (and this is fifth grade!). I made the student take it to the office with a note and called down at the office to let them know she was bringing it to the office. If you think THAT was harsh what you went through...this student will not get her phone back until the parent retrieves it.
Are cell phones a distraction in schools?
like i know some people aren't going to listen to me cuz im just some "dumb" teen. i think it creates more of a distraction when a teacher takes it up, b/c then the student gets all pissed. the other day some students came back by my english class and were begging my teacher for their phone, and of course she wouldn't give it to them, but she wasn't going to turn it into the principal either. this distracted a lot of students in my class. when a cell phone goes off and some teachers just say put it on silent, and thats it. no big deal. no fuss. some people are so use to it they don't even look up. i can learn and text at the same time. i was talking to a teacher one time and texting (but she didn't notice). i make A's and B's, so its not like i miss out on something crucial that they said. b/tw i don't text a lot or a little, just sometimes. i know some people say its a matter of respect yes, i understand that, that's why im not a textaholic.
Can a school legally take your cell phone and make you pay for it to be returned?
I never signed any school policy forms or any student handbook papers stating that i agree to the policy. Im not looking for an answer like a teacher would give me like dont take your phone to school or there would be no problem or dont have it out and there would be no problem. i want a legit answer, im all about my personal rights and i hate people taking them from me.
My parents said I could get a phone in high school, what should I do to convince them to get me a phone earlier?
Stress the added safety and convenience of them always being able to get in touch with you and vice versa.Agree to always keep your phone in a protective phone case.Agree to always keep your phone charged. No parent wants to hear “I didn’t call/answer because my phone ran out of charge.” Really? Why did I buy you one?Perhaps volunteer to pay for the phone insurance. It costs $13 a month through Sprint, low enough for many teens to reimburse their parents for the cost.Agree to use Life360 or a similar app so that they can track your whereabouts. This will be even more handy once you are driving.Agree to give your parents a list of all accounts and associated usernames and passwords. If you are not even in high school yet, this is reasonable. Yes, expect that your parents will look at your emails, social media, etc. from time to time to assess any safety/inappropriateness issues. Example: When my daughter was about 13 she set up her first Instagram account and started posting photos of herself. She didn’t tell me about it until a week later when she told me excitedly that she had 800 followers. Soooooo, I had to sit her down and clue her in to the fact that (a) she doesn’t know 800 people, obviously, and (b) a large percentage of her followers are probably adult men. Yeah, creepy. She shut that account down immediately and started a protected one a few months later. Lesson learned for both of us.
Is it legal for public schools to confiscate cell phones, then charge money for students to get them back?
Sure. You (or your parents, if you are under 18/in grade school) agree to certain terms when you enroll and start attending public school. If one of the rules if that you may not bring your cell phone to school, and that if you are caught with a cell phone, it can be confiscated, it's legal. If they require you to pay a fee to get your phone back in the rules, that's also legal. Calling the attorney general is not going to change that, so don't bother. You will be told to seek another institution, like perochial/private school if you don't want to play by the school district's rules. If you don't like the rule, then appeal to the SCHOOL BOARD. You can also contact the SUPERINTENDANT of your school district. These are the people who have the power to change the rules, or to get the ball in motion. If enough parents and/or students disagree with a rule, you can often times persuade them to take it off the books, or rewrite it so that you aren't paying cash to get your cell phone back. Of course, the best course of action in the meantime is to stop bringing your cell phone to school, because it is against the rules. Okay and DO NOT LISTEN TO OSCAR. They have no idea what they are talking about. This isn't a civil rights issue, so you definitely wouldn't call the ACLU. And you certainly don't need to be charged, go before a judge, and have a trial before you can be fined, that's criminal court and completely different from breaking rules you don't like.
Should You Make Your Kids Wait Until High School for a Cell Phone?
I’ll take this from a different tack.Assuming you are being pestered about this by your child, consider these things:In the old days in pre-cell phone America, kids started using the home phone at a young age. It overwhelmed the family phone so much that many a family had a “teen-line” installed just to free up the family phone.Most families today have cut the cord, so to make, or receive a call, a child needs to borrow “your” cell phone.The solution is obvious, let the kid have a cell phone.Here’s the rub! You can subsidize it, but don’t totally pay for it! The best approach?Have the child buy an inexpensive “pay-by-the-minute” pre-paid phone plan and phone.Then the child has the phone for emergency calling & also contact between you and him/her.You can “gift” minutes on the phone for Birthdays, Christmas/other religious holidays/special occasions.The child then has to go out & “spend” his/her own allowance/earnings to buy more minutes, or data! (A good lesson in self-sufficiency & thrift).There’s one other thing: Make sure that the phone plan has a “free” WiFi calling option. Thus, calls from home can be done “free” through your Internet service.Alternately, you can do one of two things:Buy a nice quality “used” phone from eBay (inexpensively) and get an internet only “WiFi” calling plan like Magic Jack. The plans are way cheap (about $33/year today). And, there is a WiFi calling APP called “TalkFree” for the phone.Do the pre-paid calling plan above & also add the WiFi calling plan & its APP.The above allows the access that your child needs/wants & also fosters thrift.//DISCLAIMER: I use Republic Wireless & Magic Jack. (Magic Jack provides a second phone line on my phone.)
I got a cell phone ticket in CA but I'm confused about traffic school and bail?
Give best answer to whomever you want who told you NOT to go to traffic school. It is a waste of your time and money since this is NOT a DMV point and will NOT affect your insurance. It would also mean you could not go to traffic school if you got a moving violation in the next 18 months, and you certainly want to keep that option open. You should NOT be checking EITHER of those boxes, unless you really want to go to court and have a trial. BTW, most of what you are paying is assessments added on top of fines. The actual fine is only $20. Even If that were "cut in half" if you went to court, which is hardly assured, you would still owe a total of about $119 with assessments.
Why should a 14 year old have a phone?
If anyone says that teenagers need phones to share homework, notes, etc they are lying. We all know thats not why a teenager asks their parents for a phone. But 14 year old still requires a phone to socialise with their friends. During teenage years children are highly conscious of themselves, in this case if all their friends have a phone and they dont, they will feel insecure and “ashamed” (not saying that it is right to feel this way, but this is what kids feel when they dont have something and their friends do). If you are a responsible parent and keep a watch on your child giving them a phone won't harm them in anyway.
Is it legal for a middle school to charge $15 to get your confiscated cell phone back?
My son's middle school charges kids/parents $15 if they are caught using their cell phone in class. They can't even take it out, it cannot even be seen. It's confiscated and held in the office and cannot get it back until it's paid. The handbook say's they can have it in school but not take it out in class. My son has a cell but doesn't need it at school anyway. I think it's a little harsh and personally I don't think they have a right to do that. If he did and it was taken I would raise soooo much hell not to mention not pay it. Why not just give them D-hall or have a parent come in and get it. I wonder what they do with the money? I can't be the only one who thinks this is a bad idea and liability.