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Middle school removes bathroom mirrors to stop kids from making TikToks (www.the-express.com)

submitted 10 months ago by L4s to c/technology

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Middle school removes bathroom mirrors to stop kids from making TikToks::Southern Alamance Middle School in Graham, North Carolina has taken drastic steps to reduce the time kids spend outside of class.

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[–] agitatedpotato 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Is your kid going to save the day with a cell phone? Do you think in that situation there is not going to be another adult who can call 911?

Yes and yes. Not every emergency effects every room or even every person.

I work in a developmental capacity with people and kids with disabilities. I've had clients in classes with their phones in pocket without issue. The Social Workers, Clinicians, Doctors, and other mental health professionals I work with daily prettymuch all do the same for their children, which came up when that wierd 'national school shooting day' tiktok trend or whatever happend encouraging it. All of this is coming from a professional place from people who actually have kids of varying ability, who get on just fine like that.

And I'm not sorry that upsets you. I am sorry you got a class of shitty kids, but if you think that ends if cell phones are in back packs I'd say think back to when you were in school, I don't imagine there was a lack of horrible kids then either.

[–] andros_rex 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The cell phones do not stay in the backpack. They don’t. Sorry, a fourteen year old does not have the capacity to ignore the absolute barrage of notifications they get.

Also - every class room I have ever taught in had a phone. The classroom next door has a phone. The lab cabinet has a phone. If it’s really that important that you have 24/7 access, get a dumb phone. They’re cheaper anyway.

That’s great that you work with kids, but a classroom Is an entirely separate context. I invite you to go substitute in a classroom to get a better understanding about how my job differs from your job.

[–] agitatedpotato -1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Few if any of the classrooms I've been in have landlines, from my schooling to today, speaking of, I do work in classroom setting frequently with my school age clients, and none of that changes the opinion of other professionals who I interact with and what they do for their kids.