The problem in the classroom....cell phones.

[katsy]

5. My 14 yo daughter is on 24/7 when possible

I re-route the experience by asking questions she must Google to find answers for. It gets her reading and being exposed to sites like sciencedaily, nasa, ted talks etc.

Fighting tech isn't productive. Expanding their experience to it is.

My kids last school fought tech. That was stupid. Their new school embraces it and the online tools. They issue laptops to kids, they do their homework and submit online. It's great. But the phones are ban in class.

There must be a better way. Let the kids use their phones as calculators? Or to record lessons? Take notes? Idk but maybe if someone could give the kids a different reason, educational repurposing of the phones... It would benefit all

That being said... In no white mans world would my daughter have been assaulted for her breaking of school phone rules and disrespectful actions. Been there. Done that. More times than I can list. Funny how my daughters white privilege insulates her from criminal assault by leo thugs.

In no way does this tragic event fall into a tech problem or victims attitude... No grey mushy scenario. A crime was committed against a child. Period.