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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoThis is just silly. Just ban the phones.
minus-squareLucalinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoRight? I survived just fine withiut a cell phone until partway through high school. If there was an emergency, my parents would just call the school.
minus-squareacargitzlinkfedilinkEnglish0•2 years agoIn Montreal, it is common for students after a certain age to start commuting back home with public transit. Using the school as the single point of contact is not always possible.
minus-squareLucalinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoThe ban isn’t preventing students from bringing a cell phone and keeping it turned off in their lockers all day. As an aside, hello fellow Montrealer.
This is just silly. Just ban the phones.
Right? I survived just fine withiut a cell phone until partway through high school. If there was an emergency, my parents would just call the school.
In Montreal, it is common for students after a certain age to start commuting back home with public transit. Using the school as the single point of contact is not always possible.
The ban isn’t preventing students from bringing a cell phone and keeping it turned off in their lockers all day.
As an aside, hello fellow Montrealer.