Comments on: Escambia, Florida, School Board Discusses Student Phone Policy; Escambia, Alabama, Will Lock Phones In Pouches

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:21:06 +0000

I think that instead of spending money on locked pouches they should make punishments more severe
There is a lot that could go wrong with this like god forbid there is a school shooting and kids want to text their parents potentially one last time.
My daughter has really bad periods and it effects her ability to do simple things and multiple times she has been at school and needed to call me to come get her but the nurses would refuse to call me and tell her to go back to class. She has even gone to the office but they still wouldn’t call me so she had to use her phone and text me herself.

By: David

David — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 15:34:50 +0000

Cellphones have absolutely no place in the classroom period.

By: Stella

Stella — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 00:09:46 +0000

Why is this type of “action” being taken regarding cellphone usage in schools instead of taking real action against all of the gun violence and school shootings happening all over our country. It’s disheartening that many parents send their children off to school with the fear of a school shooting occurring. It’s shameful that our representatives aren’t willing to do more for our children and take some real actions for their safety. A few years ago a local high school I attended had multiple code reds in which students had brought firearms to school. Multiple. In the same school year. I recall 4 that I am aware of and 3 of those instances were students claiming they needed to “protect themselves” and 1 incident where a student had thoughts of opening his firearm into a very full cafeteria.There were no shootings and no one was hurt but why has it become normalized for children to bring firearms to school. It should not be normalized. We need real action now.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 23:41:23 +0000

@Alex

Students used to learn without the internet. They used to learn without air conditioning. They used to learn without electricity.

Times change, society advances, technology improves. Instead of trying to stifle change, maybe it’s time we learned to embrace it and adapt to it.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:52:47 +0000

How did anyone survive high school w/o a cell phone in the past, we did just fine. Make them lock them in their locker.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:08:42 +0000

While I am fine with this BUT let’s first put $ effort into metal detectors for all MS and HS students instead of “random selection.” I’d rather have my child’s safety assured before spending $ for locked cell phone pouches.

By: Think about it

Think about it — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:05:14 +0000

Most everyone wanted tech in their lives until tech advanced and became smarter than the users/system… now the push is on!!! Careful what you wish/ask for

By: Corporal Punishment? Please!

Corporal Punishment? Please! — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:00:15 +0000

Corporal punishment for cellphones?

Punishment for all other offenses of greater magnitude would then range from expulsion to the death penalty. Maybe water torture can get woven in between.

How ridiculous.

By: SFP

SFP — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 03:56:32 +0000

JTV has the precise answer! So implement corporal punishment back in schools. When the schools took that away,all heck has broken loose since. There are no consequences for bad behavior no more.And that’s the BOTTOM line!!!!

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 02:36:56 +0000

Prisons in Florida are allowed to request a permit to use cellphone jammers. Maybe legislation needs to be drafted that allows schools to request a jammer permit…