Comment by diffeomorphism
16 days ago
Dumb phone things, apps for blood sugar monitoring, checking public transport delays,....
There are enough stories about children dying because schools locked away medication. I have very little trust that schools will apply any common sense.
All the things you mentioned were normally handled without phones a generation ago. They should be able to get medical exceptions for medical devices.
Yeah, schools have a history of issues. However, this policy isn't really new. It was in place when I went to school and there were no issues.
> They should be able to get medical exceptions for medical devices.
Keyword "should".
> The schools have agreed that if any phone is used by a pupil during the school day, it will be confiscated.
Yep, the "easy" and extremely irresponsible solution.
> It was in place when I went to school and there were no issues.
Good for you, but
https://www.9news.com.au/health/boy-dies-after-school-confis...
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/11/20/califor...
We're talking about phones, not lifesaving medication.
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