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		adastra22 on May 28, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Teacher Did All He Could to Keep Kids Off Phones. ... Why do they even need that in the classroom?

flyingspaceship on May 28, 2024 [–]

To appease parents who insist there's a safety violation going on because their kids can't call them if there's an emergency.

adastra22 on May 28, 2024 | [–]

What safety violation would be possible, inside the classroom? Fights in the hall, ok, but they could keep the phone on their backpack. But inside the classroom with the teacher present?

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