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  • Re: MA: High School to lock students' cell phones during school day [telecom]

    From Jeff Jonas@jeffj@panix.com to comp.dcom.telecom on Sat May 20 03:08:19 2023
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    Chicopee Comprehensive High to lock studentsrCO cell phones during school day, joining Chicopee High
    CHICOPEE rCo Comprehensive High School will soon be locking up
    teenagersrCO cell phones in magnetic pouches

    Umm, errr, yes, no, maybe?

    At first glance I agree that cellphones are abused and too distracting.
    But isn't the easier solution for the students
    to just not bring their cellphones to school at all?

    And what if there's an emergency where ALL cellphones ought to be available?
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  • From Bill Horne@malQRMassimilation@gmail.com to comp.dcom.telecom on Sat May 20 10:44:48 2023
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    On Sat, May 20, 2023 at 03:08:19AM -0000, Jeff Jonas wrote:
    Chicopee Comprehensive High to lock studentsrCO cell phones during school day, joining Chicopee High
    CHICOPEE rCo Comprehensive High School will soon be locking up
    teenagersrCO cell phones in magnetic pouches

    Umm, errr, yes, no, maybe?

    At first glance I agree that cellphones are abused and too distracting.
    But isn't the easier solution for the students
    to just not bring their cellphones to school at all?

    Heaven forfend! ThatrCOs Communist! ThatrCOs Un-Americun! ThatrCOs unprofitable! How could you even suggest that all the young,
    impressionalbe consumers-in-training be denied access to
    advertisements while they are forming the brand-loyalties and
    consumption habits which will provide a basis for Americun industry
    and marketing for the rest of their lives?

    And what if there's an emergency where ALL cellphones ought to be available?

    Such as an AR-15 in the hands of another child? Calls for help wonrCOt
    make any difference worth mentioning: we donrCOt need panicked children
    to sound the alarm. We need courage from our leaders who live off the
    campaign contributions of the arms industry.

    The school administrators and teachers are just tired of having
    contradictory sources of information in the hands of children whom
    aren't yet well-enough indoctrinated to ignore viewpoints other than
    the ones the schools are paid to inculcate into their pointy little
    heads.

    Bill Horne

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