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re: I think schools confiscating a phone from a child is strange.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:45 am to Gaston
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:45 am to Gaston
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She was upset because she didn’t know where he was, not at the school. Keep up.
Did he not come home when he was supposed to or something?
In the future, you could ask him to call from the gym when he gets there I guess, but your kid is never going to learn how to be trustworthy if your wife is up his arse 24/7 about his whereabouts. Is he prone to getting into shite he shouldn't be or something?
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Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:46 am to Gaston
I’ll bet you have his location on at all times.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:46 am to Gaston
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I don’t care, but it’s odd to take something we pay for and utilize for ‘safety’ purposes
If it was being used that way, it wouldn’t have been confiscated. The kid was using it, and you are trying to refocus the problem with a safety dog whistle rather than the kid’s lack of discipline.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:46 am to Gaston
He's going to have fun sliding on ice up there on those hills
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:47 am to Gaston
Your child needs to stop using his phone during class.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:48 am to Gaston
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He went to work out after ACT class night and my wife was a wreck until he got home at 9:30…that’s just day 1.
Tell your wife she needs to calm down
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:49 am to Gaston
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Put lo Jack on his car..
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:51 am to Gaston
That’s because you let them do that. You’re soft sounds like to me
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:51 am to Sao
He’s going to love it up there in the hills. He took our Volvo for a ride on one of his visits and had a blast. Drop and pin then just go get lost…
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:52 am to Gaston
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Strange if something bad happened…and we couldn’t respond.
HELICOPTER PARENT???
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:52 am to Gaston
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He went to work out after ACT class night and my wife was a wreck until he got home at 9
Out of respect to the OP I will withhold my comments. Good luck getting the phone back.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:53 am to LSUGUMBO
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I wish more schools did this, or told students to put their damn phones down and pay attention.
Schools shouldn't have to confiscate a phone, if their parents discipline their kids like they're supposed to. And schools typically won't go to that extreme when it's just the first time. OP's kid was almost certainly on his phone more than he should be.
The district I worked for used to take them and keep them until parents started claiming phones were "damaged" or whatever. Now you're just told if you have the phone out when you're not supposed to, you get disciplined for it. And that discipline escalates with every incident.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:54 am to Gaston
Have him put it away when at school and this wouldn't happen. This is on him.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:58 am to chryso
There are so many people missing the point of the thread and it makes me disappointed in the OT.
Sure, his wife is being overly dramatic. Sure, the kid was wrong. Sure, they probably raised a spoiled brat.
But honestly, its a fair question. I bought the phone. I pay for it. Why does the school have the right to keep it? They can take it away and, like an earlier poster said, call the parent to get it. But they should not be keeping it.
All of the other discussion is for a different thread, IMO.
Sure, his wife is being overly dramatic. Sure, the kid was wrong. Sure, they probably raised a spoiled brat.
But honestly, its a fair question. I bought the phone. I pay for it. Why does the school have the right to keep it? They can take it away and, like an earlier poster said, call the parent to get it. But they should not be keeping it.
All of the other discussion is for a different thread, IMO.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 9:59 am to SaintEB
The point isn't lost I don't think. If I'm Gaston, I go get it. He hasn't and that's his choice.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 10:01 am to SaintEB
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But honestly, its a fair question. I bought the phone. I pay for it. Why does the school have the right to keep it? They can take it away and, like an earlier poster said, call the parent to get it. But they should not be keeping it.
It honestly doesn't sound like OP gives a shite enough to even talk to the school about why they're confiscating it given this comment:
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I guess they’re supposed to turn in their phone to the office each morning…and my son has not and does not…so yea, give him Saturday school or beat him, I don’t care, but it’s odd to take something we pay for and utilize for ‘safety’ purposes…to punish him.
We always contacted a parent when we confiscated one to have them pick it up. There were a fair amount of times that parents either didn't bother coming to pick it up or just told their kid they could wait until the period was up.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 10:01 am to chryso
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Have him put it away when at school and this wouldn't happen. This is on him.
This. The fact that it sounds like they blamed the school for the inconvenience rather than the kid is really telling. And the kid doubled down by “hey I know my parents will be wondering what’s going on, but who cares I’m gonna do what I want and throw in a workout sesh,” and it was still the schools fault?
I’d have grounded the kid, or made it a rule that the phone must stay in the car while at school.
This post was edited on 12/6/23 at 10:02 am
Posted on 12/6/23 at 10:02 am to Gaston
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I think schools confiscating a phone from a child is strange.
IDK how a school can keep a kid’s phone for a week.
it is a bit over the top these days. I think parents should start giving more pushback on dumb shite like this. Half the time, you have highschool coaches texting and communicating with players during the day.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 10:03 am to SaintEB
No you are the one missing the point and it’s your reading comprehension that is disappointing. The school won’t refuse to give it him if the parent demands it back. But the kid goes home with it. This is a policy the OP SIGNED an agreement to at the beginning of the school year. The amount of time the phone would be held was spelled out in writing for each offense and what would happen if the parent demands the phone back depending on the amount of offenses. Anybody agreeing with the OP lacks even the most basic human logic.
This post was edited on 12/6/23 at 10:10 am
Posted on 12/6/23 at 10:04 am to Gaston
quote:frick her shitter hole and give her something to really worry about
He went to work out after ACT class night and my wife was a wreck until he got home at 9:30…that’s just day 1.
Gen x is ruining their children. It's sad
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