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re: I think schools confiscating a phone from a child is strange.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 1:38 pm to Gaston
Posted on 12/6/23 at 1:38 pm 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.
Your wife seems like a parent who has an extreme need to helicopter over her son. If that’s the case (not saying it’s bad) then the logical next step would be to prevent him from driving on his own without the phone. That would seem to be in line with the punishment.
Or, get him a second phone / device so she can track him.
It’s interesting that neither of these things came to mind. Instead you want the school to change its policies.
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Posted on 12/6/23 at 1:41 pm to Gaston
How is it legal to take someone's property for the week? I understand taking it during the school day, but that's odd
Posted on 12/6/23 at 2:31 pm to Gaston
9 pages but you may have addressed this already.
At our high school, first offense, kids get his phone back at end of class.
Second offense, phone gets turned into the school office, and the PARENT must come pick it up.
Third offense and later, parent must come pick up, and increasing discipline (detentions, suspension, etc) for the student.
The school keeping it for a week seems odd, if for no other reason than the school doesn't want the responsibility of possession of the phone for a week.
But...
Your wife is the very definition of a helicopter parent, and your son must be a titty baby.
My goodness... let that kid be a kid. Yeah, he will F up at times... let him. That's how they learn.
At our high school, first offense, kids get his phone back at end of class.
Second offense, phone gets turned into the school office, and the PARENT must come pick it up.
Third offense and later, parent must come pick up, and increasing discipline (detentions, suspension, etc) for the student.
The school keeping it for a week seems odd, if for no other reason than the school doesn't want the responsibility of possession of the phone for a week.
But...
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It’s how we (my wife really) keep track of his location, how fast he drives, when he’s on the road…
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and my wife was a wreck until he got home at 9:30…that’s just day 1.
Your wife is the very definition of a helicopter parent, and your son must be a titty baby.
My goodness... let that kid be a kid. Yeah, he will F up at times... let him. That's how they learn.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 2:49 pm to TC Kidd
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I’ve got some Garmin tracking collars, do you want to borrow one?
Posted on 12/6/23 at 2:51 pm to Gaston
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keep track of his location, how fast he drives
Geez louise
Posted on 12/6/23 at 2:53 pm to Gaston
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don’t care, but it’s odd to take something we pay for and utilize for ‘safety’ purpose
I’m guessing that if the school confiscated it, he wasn’t actually using it for “safety purposes”
Posted on 12/6/23 at 3:01 pm to Gaston
how did you and your wife every survive your childhood with out a phone that way your parents could track you.
Posted on 12/6/23 at 3:07 pm to Gaston
you're soft and raising a soft kid. don't want him to lose his phone, then teach him accountability and to follow the fricking rules.
parents like you are why kids are so fricked up nowadays
parents like you are why kids are so fricked up nowadays
Posted on 12/7/23 at 10:39 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’s how we (my wife really) keep track of his location, how fast he drives, when he’s on the road…
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.
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.
Strange if something bad happened…and we couldn’t respond.
Great majority of the pre-cell phone/social media generation turned out fine without all that bullshite. And before ya’ll say but, but, but it’s a different world we live in now and because of that you need those things, I say it’s partially BECAUSE of these things that our world has gotten to a place where you think they are necessary and you would not be able to function without them.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:24 am to BrohemAlem11
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How is it legal to take someone's property for the week?
It's not but 90% of the 'tards in here don't seem to have a problem with it. They also "assume" OP signed some kind of paper saying they could keep his phone indefinitely. That was never stated either...lol.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:41 am to BrohemAlem11
quote:Peolel have property confiscated all the time.
How is it legal to take someone's property for the week? I understand taking it during the school day, but that's odd
As for school, kids can take pics of a test and share, pics in locker room, video fights and put online. MANY reasons to not have a phone at school.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:44 am to Gaston
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my wife was a wreck until he got home at 9:30…that’s just day 1.
Couldn’t imagine one second of being married to someone THAT soft.
My god that sounds miserable.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:44 am to Earnest_P
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This has nothing to do with whether the government has a right to confiscate your property in the absence of a crime or legal issue.
He mentioned earlier somewhere in this thread that it was an all boys school, so I doubt it's government run. Probably church related.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:49 am to Gaston
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I bought him a new sports car,
Holy shite you kept this in until page 4?
Damn that’s some serious growth as a poster. Proud of you baw.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:55 am to Gaston
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He has a fricking iPad with cellular service that he uses in school,
You do realize an ipad with cellular is no different than an iphone right? You can literally do the same exact thing on one.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 12:15 pm to BabyTac
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I’m really glad I did not grow up in the cell phone era.
Yeah, think where else you would've posted that pic of Brett Favre's dick that you posted on the golf board
Posted on 12/7/23 at 12:20 pm to Gaston
Why did you let them take it? Now if he is on it when he is not supposed to be or doing something he shouldn’t, they can take it for the day and give it back when the school day is over. But take it and keep it for a week? bullshite that would not be happening. Grow a pair and go get it.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 1:16 pm to Gaston
There was a time before cell phones you gave your kids .25 cents. They put it in a pay phone, and dialed you at work to let you know what they were up to.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 1:37 pm to Gaston
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I bought him a new sports car
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Gaston
Probably the only reason OP started this thread.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:16 pm to Splackavellie
This line of logic that the school doesnt have a right to confiscate personal property because OP paid for it is a crock of horseshite.
OF COURSE THEY HAVE THE RIGHT.
It's in the GD rules. If it was a knife instead of a phone, not a single one of you would be arguing he should be allowed to have it. Why? Because the school's rules say you can't have a fricking knife, that's why.
OP stated its an all boys school. Which means it's obviouslya private school. Which in turn means he chose to send him there. You signed up for it. Shut the frick up about the school and do your job as a fricking parent. OP and his wife are the problem here. shite this kind of stupidity fires me the frick up.
OF COURSE THEY HAVE THE RIGHT.
It's in the GD rules. If it was a knife instead of a phone, not a single one of you would be arguing he should be allowed to have it. Why? Because the school's rules say you can't have a fricking knife, that's why.
OP stated its an all boys school. Which means it's obviouslya private school. Which in turn means he chose to send him there. You signed up for it. Shut the frick up about the school and do your job as a fricking parent. OP and his wife are the problem here. shite this kind of stupidity fires me the frick up.
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