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re: Oklahoma banned cell phones in classrooms this year
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:29 am to Breesus
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:29 am to Breesus
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Plenty of things are “part of the real world” but not allowed in school. How is that even an argument? Sounds like something a cell phone addicted kid who wasn’t educated properly would say.
What is as ubiquitous as cell phones that aren’t allowed in school?
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Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:31 am to OU Guy
That interview is a great example of the differences between men and women and how easily the sides can I agree but at the same time be so different . Her emotions and feelings are how she describes the early returns instead of men who view it very analytically.. the ying and yang of biological gender differences that need each other to balance.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:31 am to Snipe
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We do not have a problem with cell phones.
We have a problem with kids learning and being taught that you do not have to follow laws and rules that you don't agree with and think are useless. Usually by parents and adults that do not follow laws and rules that they don't agree with and think are useless.
This is correct. Cell phones shouldn’t be allowed to be used whenever they want whenever instruction is going on. But locking them away in a locker teaches kids nothing
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:33 am to OU Guy
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This was sorely needed.
Good parenting could have fixed this issue without legislation, but we all know it's driven by moms that think it's too hard to just call the school office to let Braxtyn know that Jaaylin's mom will be taking him to soccer practice after school.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:33 am to Salmon
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I think its kinda odd that it has taken this long TBH
When I was in HS, if you got caught with your phone out by the wrong teacher, the office would keep it for X amount of time. If it happened again, I think they kept it for the remainder of the year unless your parents went up there and raised hell to get it back. In which case, I imagine next step would be suspension or expulsion.
I was shocked to learn it got more lenient over time instead of more strict. When I was in school, it was just texting and being on your phone technically had far less severity in what you may be doing compared to today.
This post was edited on 9/10/25 at 8:34 am
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:35 am to OU Guy
Kentucky did as well. Some of the schools already had that policy independently but dealt with a lot of parent pushback. The law gives it teeth against those parents who throw a fit over it.
I don’t know a single teacher that wasn’t happy to see the ban happen. And they’re all reporting better engagement in classes and with peers.
I don’t know a single teacher that wasn’t happy to see the ban happen. And they’re all reporting better engagement in classes and with peers.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:35 am to OU Guy
My kids were at a middle school last year where kids were allowed phones at all times and this year at a new school they arent allowed. My kids love the fact that every recess people are hanging out or playing some sport versus last year everyone just scrolling
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:36 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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This is correct. Cell phones shouldn’t be allowed to be used whenever they want whenever instruction is going on. But locking them away in a locker teaches kids nothing
If you don’t keep them out of classrooms, who’s going to enforce this when parents are generally adverse to having their kids’ phones confiscated by teachers?
You’re correct in an idea world, but this isn’t an ideal world. Parents aren’t teaching them and teachers can’t teach them. So what’s the solution if you don’t make them lock them away?
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:37 am to OU Guy
I went to school prior to cell phones and I don't think my education suffered.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:39 am to Dadren
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who’s going to enforce this when parents are generally adverse to having their kids’ phones confiscated by teachers?
I don't know a single parent who is adverse to teachers confiscating their kids phones.
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So what’s the solution if you don’t make them lock them away?
Keep the phone in their backpack. If they take it out during school hours, it gets confiscated.
Its how my kids school works and it seems to be working just fine
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:39 am to Dadren
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If you don’t keep them out of classrooms, who’s going to enforce this when parents are generally adverse to having their kids’ phones confiscated by teachers?
The schools. The parents don’t have a choice. You’re a fricking idiot
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:40 am to LouisianaLady
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I was shocked to learn it got more lenient over time instead of more strict. When I was in school, it was just texting and being on your phone technically had far less severity in what you may be doing compared to today.
The middle school I worked in had a similar policy. We’d lock them up in the school safe until a parent would come to get them.
The point where it shifted in that school was when cellphones became expensive enough that parents tried to file felony theft charges against staff for taking them or kids would claim their teachers were “stealing” them. A local ambulance chaser also tried to start filing civil suits over it. At that point we could no longer keep the phones.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:40 am to Breesus
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Dumb statement
Why? I actually agree with Mingo on this one.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:40 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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Cell phones are part of the real world, but this was a huge issue. We need to teach kids that they can’t just pull out their fun at their leisure in the real world. Try that shite when you’re talking to your boss and see what happens
Do you browse your phone when training? I don't.
The only time I touch my phone during training is to change music.
Not everyone has that discipline, esp yutes.
We do all sorts of things to keep them focused, this is one step. They do not need their phones when training their brains. Mfers don't have kids at home, etc. School is their job.
They will develop discipline. And then some won't.
Edt: sorry forgot
Always lift, BJJ and improve your cardio.
This post was edited on 9/10/25 at 8:41 am
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:44 am to LSU Coyote
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Do you browse your phone when training? I don't.
The only time I touch my phone during training is to change music.
I don't even look at my watch in the gym, I look for the manual clock with the second hand sweeping along on the wall, so I don't have to change my brain out of lizard mode. The people that sit down and scroll in between sets confuse the shite out of me.
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Not everyone has that discipline, esp yutes.
Permitted by their parents which generally don't have any discipline either.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:45 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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This is correct. Cell phones shouldn’t be allowed to be used whenever they want whenever instruction is going on. But locking them away in a locker teaches kids nothing
Most schools have tried this. It stopped working when parents stopped trusting the school to discipline their kid.
This is a perfect example of how what you’re describing worked 10-15 years ago but doesn’t today because it’s turned into “My baby doesn’t do anything wrong” mentality for a lot of parents. Go look at the social media comments on news stories that talk about these bans. It’s full of shite like:
“You ain’t taking my kid’s cellphone”
“They can use it when I say they can, not the school”
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:46 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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The parents don’t have a choice.
Then you don’t know jack about K-12 education. Add that to the list of things you’re constantly wrong about.
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You’re a fricking idiot
You can take a break from being an angry midget anytime baw.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:46 am to OU Guy
How do they tell their mom what they want her to bring them from Chick-Fil-A for lunch?
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:47 am to LemmyLives
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The people that sit down and scroll in between sets confuse the shite out of me.
And they always look like shtt and weak AF.
Bring no intensity.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:49 am to Salmon
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Keep the phone in their backpack. If they take it out during school hours, it gets confiscated.
This is what nearly all schools were doing a few years ago.
You may not know parents who got pissed about this but they were out there. Why would you think schools would stop otherwise?
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