I used to work for a cell phone provider. I’m not saying
which one. A big one. It’s not relevant. The point is: I’m somewhat addicted to
smart phones. But that’s not the point of this particular blog. My purpose here is to get as many people as I can to
face-palm. If you don’t know what that is, see above. I prefer the Picard
version. I’m a die hard Star Trek Next Generation fan. Sorry.
Okay, so the kids prior to this year went to a charter
school. The policy on cell phones was simple: No. And it was enforced. For
those who aren’t familiar with the bizarre world of charter schools, they’re
public schools that act like private schools. You have to apply, they get a
little bit of state funds so they have to obey certain rules, but only a few of
them. Because of the ‘little bit of state funds’ thing, two things happen: they
don’t charge tuition like private schools, and they’re always begging for
volunteers and grants. Ours manages not to be broke.
This year, The Boy is still in the charter school, The Girl
is in a public high school. We’re being gradually reminded why we put the kids
in a charter school to begin with. The public school system is ridiculous.
At the beginning of the school year, I checked the cell phone
and electronics policy at The Girl’s high school. It’s a little complex. The
school district has a ‘no cell
phones’ policy, specifically cell phones with a camera. If you already have a
blanket policy on cell phones, why go further to eliminate a specific type?
It’s like saying they don’t like dogs, but they really don’t like dogs with four legs.
The school has taken the school district’s policy and
acknowledged that they follow all district policies and guidelines. And @xxx is
the school’s Twitter feed, please sign up to follow school pride events*.
(*Please note that Tweets may be sent at times throughout the day so make sure
your phone is on vibrate and only check the feed between classes or during
lunch.)
A curious position, but sure. So, The Girl takes her phone
to school every day. Thankfully. Her AP History teacher had the class do
projects. Everyone taped their papers to the board, then he had the class take
out their cell phones and take pictures of
each paper so they would have a copy to critique.
Um…aren’t cell phones, and phones with cameras in
particular, against district and therefore school policy? The Girl knew this,
of course, and shook her head with silent laughter as she obediently went from
paper to paper taking pictures. She waited until she got home to rant. (What if
someone didn’t have a phone? Or the
phone didn’t have a camera? Or if the battery died?)
Is she going to get her assignments via Twitter next? I
wouldn’t be surprised. (Face-palm)
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