Ontario to ban use of cellphones in school classrooms
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- Опубликовано: 27 апр 2024
- The Ford government says social media platforms are being removed from all school networks and devices.
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Should have been done a decade ago
Right? Now kids can improve their spelling, socialization skills, and attention spans.
So now they can indoctrinate kids and not get exposed
@@alakabam4664 The kids are being indoctrinated by cell phones. Parents need to wake up.
It was done a decade ago when I was in school zero cell phones
@@jlb2250I think that was individual school's decision. My school also required we put our phone in the locker before coming to class.
Parents are going to see how strong smart phone addiction is.
Kids will now want two cell phones; one to turn off and one to use.
@@lamontcranston3177they better get a job and get their own cell bill
HAHA.... looks up from his phone.... what is going?
Smart glasses sales just went up lol.
@@lamontcranston3177 oohh who care what they want, it's not as if they buy their own crap any ways...Point is perhaps it's time parents stood up to their off springs?!
Cell phones should never be allowed in the classroom. If a parent needs to get in touch with a student you call the office and they page you. They are a massive distraction
Agreed, but they are there for educational purposes, the ability to look stuff up. Schools went from guys from the US are coming up and kidnapping our girls, so no computer time, to every kid needs a phone, or computer for access to online information, in one year.
Parents need to let go of thier spoiled brats for eight hours a day. It will do them good. No phone and no mommy and daddy for eight hours!
Who is the person that allowed cell phones in the schools in the first place?
McGuinty..Liberal leader
People like you who said their child needs a phone in case of emergencies
The parents...
Spineless teachers who can't control their classroom.
No, it was not McGuinty or even a remotely political decision. Since we are not a society that bans new things by default, that's why they were allowed in the first place.
Back in my day we couldnt even chew gum in class. Get these phones outta there.
That one’s a little too far
@@TDDVlogs At my old school chewing gum would get you slapped on the cheek
@@2tappsv1 that’s absolutely insane, cellphones are a clear distraction that can prevent a child’s learning, but chewing gum c’mon?? Might as well ban Kleenex’s while we’re at it since nose blowing can be distracting. I’m glad we’ve at least moved on from that
@@TDDVlogs I was just in a strict school, teachers were allowed to beat us with water pipes ig it’s discipline
@TDDVlogs Chewing gum is annoying. Cus yeh in a quiet environment I totally wanna hear lips smacking with saliva. Fuck that.
About time. My daughter has the privilege of being on exchange in France right now, and phones are not allowed in school. AND, the teachers are actually respected there. You know what, the schools in France are at least a full year ahead of Ontario schools. Our education system has deteriorated significantly, and teachers are not respected. This is a good first start.
paris smells like piss and france is falling apart faster than canada.. last place id point to and say we should copy
I think we'd respect them more if they didn't threaten to strike every 2nd year
That’s what happens when women are 90% of the teachers. Nobody respects females in charge.
@@lorelaigilrour😂❤👍
I wonder if France has higher standards for teachers then. Standards here are really low.
Great idea and cell phones should be banned from all schools
And if there is an event in which the student is in danger, how will they call for help exactly? The problem of mobile phones being used in class is a huge problem in education right now, but outright banning it seems like a recipe for disaster.
Teachers don't want what they are teaching recorded
@@dannyengineer9862cell phones didnt exist when I was kid and we managed just fine. Actually better
@@SnowWhite-hr4hothere are other means of recording your teachers. I did it back with micro cassette recorders. They still have digital voice recorders.
I want my kid to have a cell phone so he can contact me if something is wrong, but it's to stay in his locker!! Some teachers won't let them go to the office if they don't feel well! It happened to my kid last year. He had a migraine because he gets them often and he was told to put his head down on the desk. Now I have to tell every teacher about his health concerns, which I shouldn't have to share!
Criticism will mainly come from helicopter parents, who cant keep their anxieties in check, and like to stay in touch with their kids 24/7.
Right, because Canada has a good history of keeping kids in schools right ?
Not true! My kids 10 and I let him do all kinds of stuff alone but some teachers wouldn't let him call me when he had his migraines so now he's scared to ask to go call me at the office.
And they can't go home for being bullied and don't like to share sometimes with teachers as some favor the bullies!
You forget that there's nothing normal about stealing kids from their families all day, 5 days a week. And now someone gets to take the only line of communication away from you and your child by force.
@@marshferguson4737go home for being bullied? Lol wow
Congratulations! This is a GREAT DECISION!
As a teacher, this policy has no teeth unless there are much more serious consequences. Taking cell phones away from students is already being done. Smoking in a building is already against the by laws. Students should be fined hundreds of dollars. Calling parents if a student is vaping is already being done. This announcement is bunch of bs.
You should have serious consequences when you let kids get bullied in your public School that teach kids be rich cause if your poor society will automatically harp on you lol failure I'm definitely not letting random people raise my children huge mistake
"students should be fined hundreds of dollars" seriously? you think minors should have to be fined hundreds of dollars for using a cellphone? thats certainly not the answer either. You cant ban people from personal use of phones, especially not in this age where its almost required to be connected by phones.... also the argument made that bullying occurs within schools and on phones is BS itll still happen whether or not phones are permitted. Education is the answer not putting out these laws that arent going to be enforced in the slightest
The scary thing is you’re a teacher!
@@trashpanda877 As minors, their parents are on the hook. Stow your poutrage.
Contrary to the other comments, I trust your judgement as a teacher. From what I’ve heard from both teacher friends and my own kids, there is not enough respect for teachers in the classroom, and not enough accountability to students and their families.
Good, tired of my taxes going to school other peoples kids who just sit on their cellphones and come out of school uneducated.
The problem is the parents agree to the ban up until their own child gets disciplined, caught having the phone. Then the parents hire lawyers and the school wastes tax payers money on frivolous law suits. In my highschool in the 90s all the parents agreed to ban reveing motors and dangerous driving in the school parking lot. The school tried to discipline a kid for this and that parent sued the school for infringing on the kids right to have a car ... .... In fact some of the people messaging here that agree on the ban, are the same people who will sue to reverse the ban when their kid gets caught.
@elliotjordan2326 You're generalizing, not all parents are the same.
@@saltymonkey8874 it only takes one parent who is willing to hire expensive lawyers to reverse this ban. I'll put money down that this ban is reversed by next year.
It's a giant babysitting service. But don't despair, these kids will be paying your retirement one day so be grateful.
I mean usually students in school are 18 or younger so they shouldnt even be legally allowed to have a vape product in there possession. This makes no sense. Cell phones were already being taken away from us when i was back in high school
That's not the law. the law is only about minors obtaining them.
It doesn't need to be a law. Most school policies are not laws yet students can be disciplined for not following them.
I’m an English teacher in BC. It’s hard to watch students clutching their phones each second of the day. From what I see in schools, phones are a huge barrier to personal and social awareness at that age. I feel that these kids are the victims of a society that’s normalized technology addiction. Literacy levels are suffering; students are years behind their capability. Educating students on the ethical integration of ChatGPT is on my mind as well. Students are, again, the victims; we can’t necessarily blame them for having unguided access to such technology. I do believe enforcing restrictions on phone usage is a step in the right direction. It’s going to feel like dipping in ice water, but we need to wake up as a culture and help our institutions deliver true learning. The challenge ahead is meeting students at their points of understanding once phones are out of the picture.
Never should have been there in the first place
The problem is the parents agree to the ban up until their own child gets disciplined, caught having the phone. Then the parents hire lawyers and the school wastes tax payers money on frivolous law suits. In my highschool in the 90s all the parents agreed to ban reveing motors and dangerous driving in the school parking lot. The school tried to discipline a kid for this and that parent suited the school for infringing on the kids right to have a car ... .... In fact some of the people messaging here that agree on the ban, are the same people who will sue to reverse the ban when their kid gets caught.
Good move, as a teacher in Ontario. I wish we had this decision long time ago.
A couple of teachers at my kids' school wouldn't let him call me when he didn't feel well he was told to put his head on his desk. I wasn't happy
@@marshferguson4737Okay go to office and call like kids have done in the past? He doesn’t need a phone just to call you when he’s sick
Should've done this 10+ years ago.
How in the world are they going to enforce that? Teachers are already not supported with beahviour issues.
The problem is the parents agree to the ban up until their own child get disciplined, caught having the phone. Then the parents hire lawyers and the school wastes tax payers money on frivolous law suits. In my highschool in the 90s all the parents agreed to ban reveing motors and dangerous driving in the school parking lot. The school tried to discipline a kid for this and that parent suited the school for infringing on the kids right to have a car ... .... In fact some of the people messaging here that agree on the ban, are the same people who will sue to reverse the ban when their kid gets caught.
A fair point. As a teacher pointed out above, this legislation lacks teeth. It seems like it's more or less just a policy statement. We'll see where it goes I guess.
Should be instant suspension
@@bdegrdsfree day off to play on their phone at home?
@@bdegrds should be jail time
cellphone is a destruction for metal well-being & focusing on learning .thanks to Ontario for this great decison!👍🏼
Yes! And our son is just graduating...so...a bit late!
Parents have to take responsibility!
The problem is the parents agree to the ban up until their own child gets disciplined, caught having the phone. Then the parents hire lawyers and the school wastes tax payers money on frivolous law suits. In my highschool in the 90s all the parents agreed to ban reveing motors and dangerous driving in the school parking lot. The school tried to discipline a kid for this and that parent sued the school for infringing on the kids right to have a car ... .... In fact some of the people messaging here that agree on the ban, are the same people who will sue to reverse the ban when their kid gets caught.
Amen no need of those in schools at all
Great move . Better late than never . Welcome this and more such measures to brighten the future of our country
What are the teachers and school board up to
Hell when i went to high-school in the 60s we weren't allowed to even use calculators in class. So who thought it was a good idea to let distractions like cellphones into class ?
Teachers have set up quiz games and exercises, voting, quizzes and tests, extra credit activities and assignments for when students are finished of things, etc...using apps that the students run on their phones.
I realize you can do things like that without the phones, but tallying scores and keeping things anonymous when you want can be easier with them.
Also saves paper.
They can learn what's a waste of money and/or an invasion of privacy, about things they might have on their phones or be using their phones for. Students don't have to go down to a computer room, or have the teacher hand out laptop computers, to learn some tech stuff.
They can use something the kids are used to and commonly use, or ban it... some teachers and schools are very much on board with going with the flow and adapting to interacting with the students via their phones. Some do a good job, some make it feel 'tacked on'.
It's a bit much for the whole province to just ban them in the classroom.
@Wary_Of_Extremes simple solution then have a class where phones are mandatory for all those activities you mentioned.
@@ianmackie8959 there's no 'simple solution' when the whole province has banned them... that's all completely off the table
There should be no phones in the classroom. Period... why was this ever allowed ? Crazy
What about school shootings? What happens when kids cant text parents because of a school shooting
man, way to admit you are a boomer
@@notastone4832you don't need a phone, your a child, you have nothing important going on
@@reshanazeez9320lol get off of it
@@bdegrds classrooms are loud, music is pefect white noise to block that shit out when you are trying to focus.
I'm so glad I graduated from high school in 1983. The height of personal technology back then was a pocket calculator. In all the years I went to school, I needed to use a telephone just three times during school hours. Twice I was permitted to use an office phone to call home. I used a pay phone once.
Unfortunately we don't have pay phones in schools anymore
The problem is the parents agree to the ban up until their own child gets disciplined, caught having the phone. Then the parents hire lawyers and the school wastes tax payers money on frivolous law suits. In my highschool in the 90s all the parents agreed to ban reveing motors and dangerous driving in the school parking lot. The school tried to discipline a kid for this and that parent sued the school for infringing on the kids right to have a car ... .... In fact some of the people messaging here that agree on the ban, are the same people who will sue to reverse the ban when their kid gets caught.
Grad '83 was lame. Grad '86 FOREVER!
40 years means a lot has changed. I agree with the classroom ban. But not a school one.
@@marshferguson4737 I only used the pay phone that day because it was during exam week, and the office's hours were reduced. (I needed to phone home because I had carelessly misread my exam schedule and showed up an hour early. Mom need to know that I wouldn't be home for lunch at the usual hour.)
I got fired in January 2023 because I kicked out a student on their cellphone while I was trying to get through Lord of the Flies. A little too late for me. It's a disaster out there folks - it's worse than you think.
The problem is the parents agree to the ban up until their own child get disciplined, caught having the phone. Then the parents hire lawyers and the school wastes tax payers money on frivolous law suits. In my highschool in the 90s all the parents agreed to ban reveing motors and dangerous driving in the school parking lot. The school tried to discipline a kid for this and that parent suited the school for infringing on the kids right to have a car ... .... In fact some of the people messaging here that agree on the ban, are the same people who will sue to reverse the ban when their kid gets caught.
Please Please bring back the police in schools for the tdsb
Look at all the schools around the world specially in Asian and South Asian countries they have proper uniform, no cell phone, no makeup and lots of respect for their teacher and fellow students
lol my math teacher in grade 9 had seniority in the union and an average class mark of below 50%.. and im supposed to respect them?
They have respect and gratitude for education, the west is seriously lacking in that.
And look at classrooms in which a tech-competent teacher has kids doing quiz games, voting, extra credit research, etc. etc. on phones so no time and paper is wasted.
they have better teachers.
3 best teachers ive had in my life were russians who were educated in major universities in the soviet union.. all of them were far too smart to be educators by western standards..
@@notastone4832 there's a bias there. 'cream of the crop' bias, we'll call it...
Like how Americans and Canadians in the 60s, 70s, 80s...thought ALL people from whichever countries the exchange students were from were geniuses, because the exchange students were geniuses.
The teachers you got from the ussr were probably able to get to the west by being some of the smartest and hardest working...not average.
That being said: There definitely are cultures and schooling systems in which people leaving grade 12 learn a lot more than in other cultures/schooling systems, for sure.
These measures are being taken a generation too late.
Can't believe they were ever allowed in the first place
Ban PBLA in LINC schools as well!!! It's a terrible distraction from the teaching-learning process, real detriment to education.
That is a good decision by government, we welcome this. Trying anything good is always a right step, no matter how much good results we get back, we need to keep striving for good things.
Finally Canada’s making smarter decisions. About time
When my kids where young, the schools banned cell phones, and had police visiting saying that kids should never be unsupervised around computers, due to child trafficking, etc... Then one year they flipped, and you basically had to have a cell phone, or your own computer, but our kids didn't. Now they are flipping back. I am not anti tech, I was on the board of a charity that tried to get computers into school, back when teachers didn't know how to turn them on. But this is just further evidence of the government never having a clue, and just bouncing from one level of unreality to another. The schools are a mess and cell phones are just one of many mistakes.
Much needed one…. Too much phones even outside classroom is killing them!
A lot of the time this is usually the parents fault
The problem is the parents agree to the ban up until their own child gets disciplined, caught having the phone. Then the parents hire lawyers and the school wastes tax payers money on frivolous law suits. In my highschool in the 90s all the parents agreed to ban reveing motors and dangerous driving in the school parking lot. The school tried to discipline a kid for this and that parent sued the school for infringing on the kids right to have a car ... .... In fact some of the people messaging here that agree on the ban, are the same people who will sue to reverse the ban when their kid gets caught.
Here comes the emergency notes saying that the kid need his cellphone in case of emergency or any health related excuse.
This wasn’t a thing already? When I was in high school if you got caught with your cellphone out in class they were confiscated.
Good question on why teachers don't have authority anymore! If I was a teacher I'd take it and give it back after class
yeah just so you know, them taking your phone in school was literally theft.. me and my friends called them out on it and they changed policies in our school lol.. they could not confiscate shit after that.
Common Sense
The problem is the parents agree to the ban up until their own child gets disciplined, caught having the phone. Then the parents hire lawyers and the school wastes tax payers money on frivolous law suits. In my highschool in the 90s all the parents agreed to ban reveing motors and dangerous driving in the school parking lot. The school tried to discipline a kid for this and that parent sued the school for infringing on the kids right to have a car ... .... In fact some of the people messaging here that agree on the ban, are the same people who will sue to reverse the ban when their kid gets caught.
@@elliotjordan2326 its extremely difficult to sue someone in Canada.
@@1ABNDT no it's not. That's why you see ads for scumy lawyers on busses and street signs.
@@elliotjordan2326 "bus stop adverts" 😂🤣you have no clue what you are talking about.
@@1ABNDT I know your type. I was going to ask you about spilt coffee lawsuits in British Columbia. I was going to ask you about the garbage Alam Law and their record of frivolous suits. But your type don't know the definition of frivolous. You barely graduated from highschool and accuse all of educated people of being woke. You probably blame Trudeau that you got cut off in traffic last week not realizing that texting and driving is bad. I know your type. You have a minimum wage job but you blame the woke government for your debts when you lease a special edition F150. You are the reason I wish there were more immigrants in Canada. Locals like you have all the opportunities for a wealthy life and you piss it all away. I hope an immigrant takes your job because you don't deserve it.
Put cell phones away strictly. Students must focus on math in fraction, percent, decimal, geometry and trigonometry for students' career future. Besides, Stephen Lecce has no knowledge of geometry and trigonometry for physics. He is not suitable as minister of education because of lack of funding for resource teachers for special needs.
The education starts with the parents at home.
only took an entire generation to finally realize it
It’s about time!! Now, stop cuts to education and we can progress!
Better FIFTEEN years late than never.
As a high school student, I would like to say it's about damn time.
As a 30 year old I'm baffled this is even a thing. Iphones didn't come out until I was like 13-15 but we had things like GameBoys, Tamagochis, etc. My teachers would stop the whole class if I ever attempted to do use any device. Now kids in elementary schools are on laptops.
Why the fuck were students allowed to vape on school grounds in the first place? You can't legally purchase those products unless you are 18-19 years old to begin with. They should have been confiscated if they were shown on school grounds, let alone USED on school grounds. In the late 2000s my high school had a "smoke pit" but it was not ON school grounds but on a public street and if kids tried to give/show cigs to others they were confiscated.
Why are we all pretending like kids even NEED cell phones?
99% of these kids in school are not paying for their own phones.
This is on the parents enabling this behaviour.
Gen x has been saying this since they allowed phones , but no one ever wants to hear what we have to say !!!
But they have to inforce this to teachers too , i have seen some teachers on phones in the classroom especially when they are giving tests in class
This will surely work just like banning violence, drugs and smoking from schools
I retired from teaching just as the phone craze was starting. They should never have been allowed in classrooms. But, kids are going to get their phones stolen, a whole new problem. Sigh.
As an immigrant from Pakistan where cell phones are totally prohibited in school, I think this is a good decision because back when i came here in Canada i didnt know about this that we can also take cell phones with us in school. That was a shocking news to me when i joined the High School.
"lets copy pakistan"
how about no.
@@notastone4832 lol in most countries Cell phones are banned in schools not specially in Pakistan. Go search first
At my yoga studio you have to put your cellphone in a faraday pouch and then in a locker. If you are caught with a cell phone in the main studio you are banned.
congrats, yoga is still gay tho
@@notastone4832 so is what you are doing right now.
@@notastone4832 congrats con party has more ret&rd members like ur self
Lol! This is the current policy for my son's school ...
"Student personal cell phone use (including texting) is not permitted during the school day (9:10-3:30). Cell phones must be powered off and locked in the child’s locker or kept securely out of sight. All calls must be made through the school office or facilitated by a staff member for safety, tracking and accountability reasons.
Teachers may however, at their discretion, allow Personal Electronic Devices, including Smart Phones to be used to accommodate learning during class time, while supervised by a staff member." Can anyone explain to me (aside from the vaping policy) how Lecce's plan is any different?
I'm going to guess that this now makes it not only school policy but the LAW. Students and parents can no longer argue, You can't take the phone, it's personal property! This is what school admin is always afraid of, liability.
I applaud banning vapes, nicotine, mobile phones and other distractions in Ontario schools. Ditto for access to time-wasting Internet-based social media sites. I find it reprehensible that these common sense measures took so long to be established.
Then they need to anti-up for a computer for each student as they are expected to use the internet during class for class work. I’m all for no cell phones but they need to adjust their curriculum and access to information reliant on technology.
Why do they all make it so obvious they are reading script off a teleprompter. Zombies.
It doesn't sound like his English is great, to just be talking off the top of his head or to have it memorized.
It's obvious that they are reading off a teleprompter because they are not actors. If they wander off the prepared script they run the risk of misspeaking and having the media and RUclips comments section completely twist what they say out of context. We have brought that on ourselves.
Not a zombie to read a teleprompter, they want to make sure they don’t miss anything, why memorize it for hours when it’s an official report, your the zombie
I have a hard time believing the well-being of our youth is at heart of these politicians.
Schools and parents work together ❤
Is this for teachers as well? All of my kids say that the teachers are constantly on their phones.
Good , about time , big disturbance in classrooms
They wait till the damage is done and well saturated. Lol
Next up is that catch and release.
Wow. Something extremely positive happening in public schools. Very rare. Great move.
Why did it forever to stop cell phones usage in classrooms anyways?
I like how they're making this announcement in front of a bunch of kids playing basketball.
If I had a cell back in the 90s the teachers would have been caught beating kids.
It’s about time. When I found out how lazy some Ontario teachers have become I was appalled. 10minutes of instruction time kids rush through their work to get on Social media. No self control. No skills. There are so many creative ways this can be implemented. I would advocate also re- instructing children on dbt skills especially emotional regulation, interpersonal and mindfulness and distress tolerance skills. It will speed up reversing the mental health crisis. The leaders of this country has failed these kids and it’s time to restore common sense. Time to catch up to the rest of the world that are serious about education. Excited to see the bright minds of children returning because they deserve a chance to thrive it’s been hell for too many years. Love this. Stick by it. Time for grown ups to grow up.
They forgot to say the ban was only for phones smaller than 6x10 inches.
THIS IS INHUMANE. How is my child supposed to learn anything without their vape pen???
Good luck
What happens when an entire class pulls their phones out?
Suspend the entire class?
Nice on paper not in reality
Yes. If every kid started smoking in class, every kid should be suspended. Same thing here.
Kids in kindergarten have cell phones? What kind of parents are these people.
It is absolutely ludicrous that the government is getting involved in this other than to give schools permission to set their own policies. They balk at paying teachers what they're worth or giving them the resources they need, but they're patting themselves in the back for this? They sound like an absent principal poking their head in the door to say, "Listen to your teacher, you!"
Excellent! Never should have cell phones nor vaping in classrooms! Surely glad I am no longer teaching school! I began in 1962.
these limits should be made in business as well. There is more ‘stealing’ of time spent by employees just using their phones. Also the ban on accessing social or marketing sites at the workplace. A lot of major business are working through networks. Employers know the sites they are visiting and when. There needs to be a crackdown on this.
In today's schools with all the really weird and woke teachers that might not be a good idea
FINALLY!!!! I hope Québec does the same and all other provinces!
How are they doing this? Telling students to do so? I already do that. My classroom wont change
Much of these proposed rules are already school policy, such as not allowing phones to be out during class and that they must be on silent. Vapes not being allowed and mandating a report to the parents is a great rule, as well as not allowing the school's internet to provide access to social media websites on their wifi, all reasonable.
Not allowing students to use phones during lunch without express permission is ridiculous - it's their lunch break, permission should not be necessary.
Even more problematic is adding a section to the report card stating the attention level of the student - yes some students are delinquents who should apply themselves more, but many students who fail to stay engaged do so because the curriculum does not adjust to their learning style - some students acclimate well to a style of teaching that keeps students in desks with heads down to the paper, but many others do not. I feel as though deficiencies with the school system are being ignored and instead teachers who do a poor job keeping different kinds of students engaged can blame the students themselves for their shortcomings.
Cherry on top - giving students 17.5 million to assist with mental health while giving almost double that amount to install vape pen detectors, even after acknowledging that the majority of vape users are below age 25, meaning that these kids naturally grow out of the habit, and that a large reason for their use of vape pens was curiosity and *stress*. You can ban the symptom but you'll leave them with the problem - the stress. That 30 million would be better spent towards additional student mental health programs or higher salaries for teachers/schools to provide better working conditions for teachers who often have to pay out of pocket for supplies necessary for their work, and better learning conditions for students.
I graduated highschool in 2015. It was already against the law to smoke indoors... We also never whipped out our cellphones, it was virtually never an issue. I dont understand how much worse the kids of today are. I think this is a grave communication error on the part of the Ontario government. They could have just said they would be investing in counselling and treatment options for those that need it and it would have been far better received. This seems to have added another burden to teachers to deal with to an already overburdened profession.
The problem is the parents agree to the ban up until their own child gets disciplined, caught having the phone. Then the parents hire lawyers and the school wastes tax payers money on frivolous law suits. In my highschool in the 90s all the parents agreed to ban reveing motors and dangerous driving in the school parking lot. The school tried to discipline a kid for this and that parent sued the school for infringing on the kids right to have a car ... .... In fact some of the people messaging here that agree on the ban, are the same people who will sue to reverse the ban when their kid gets caught.
Teachers expect to have kids to have cell phones in class. They ask students to look things up all the time! Its piss poor
Does this go for teachers as well???
Thank you 🙏 now let’s focus on the uniform and proper attire for non uniform schools,make up and bussing for every child in need.
Apart from removing cell phones in classrooms, you need to attend to and address the blatant and rampant injustices that occur in Ontario schools . Some vice principals, principals, and superintendents seem to be absolutely clueless about the Board directives, and they do not adhere to the guidelines of Growing Success . This needs to be addressed urgently so that if these people can not effectively do their jobs, they need to find other careers so that our children are on a level playing field. Also, there is a new trend in education ie. passing everybody more importantly those who do not meet the grade. What we would be getting are in some cases doctors who would be removing vital organs believing that these are tumors. The is definitely a major decline in the education system which would have a major impact on society. Something has to be done or else the future generations would be in a state of oblivion.
About time I didn't give my son a cell phone till he was 18 and responsible and have a part-time job. This is responsible parenting while each child or teens get a great education.
Does this signal the return of the pager?
The problem is the parents agree to the ban up until their own child gets disciplined, caught having the phone. Then the parents hire lawyers and the school wastes tax payers money on frivolous law suits. In my highschool in the 90s all the parents agreed to ban reveing motors and dangerous driving in the school parking lot. The school tried to discipline a kid for this and that parent sued the school for infringing on the kids right to have a car ... .... In fact some of the people messaging here that agree on the ban, are the same people who will sue to reverse the ban when their kid gets caught.
I agree how important it is for children’s education to ban cell phones in schools and install a pay phone in every classroom.
Phones were banned when I was in school and that was just when it was flip phones.
I'm confused. I thought this was done 15 years ago. Or was it only done in a few areas?
Let’s do this right across the country!!! Kids need to LEARN without distraction
Especially after what the government did to the children during covid, it's about time 😔! The future doesn't look bright ☀️ 😎 without this move!
School is for learning! We should ban people from using their cellphones when walking their dogs, poor dogs don’t get a fun walk most of the time, these owners should get help for phone addiction.
that's called nazi germany.
I don't actually agree with this. My high school had classes for digital content creation and marketing, where in those classes we used social media as a tool for low-level e-commerce. Sure, there are times when you need to take a kid's phone, but banning everything is a bit extreme.
gonna be about as effective as the ban on cellphone use while driving.
Not really. People never get caught for being on their phone and driving. No one is paying any attention.
Cellphones should never had been allowed in the classroom. Why did it take so long for educators to realize this? These are the people teaching our children? The education system is broken and nothing like it used to be in the 1960’s.
good luck enforcing this in Scarboro
We all hoped for this day to come. Sure, we went a bit sideways when cell phones, vaps, and new tech first became an everyday essential for literally everyone and everywhere, including inside classrooms and adult workplaces. Like all new challenges, we first had to go through it before we could understand the full impact of it and find ways to correct our path. This is that correction. A correction made by consulting with ALL parties, from Government and Educators to parents and students, including post-secondary students. It's ok that we went sideways for awhile. We learned a great deal and it has helped us to make this correction with thoughtfulness and thoroughness. Kids are more adaptable and versatile than we give them credit for. They will adjust and probably do it better than we expect.
Camera's should be rolling every minute in every classroom and readilly available for viewing on a tax payer funded streaming platform. They're doing this to protect themselves. If we've learned anything in the last 5 years it's that Teachers above all overs care nothing about our children. It's about secrecy and control and they deserve neither.
my child is constantly distracted in class. every day they are forced to experience the tantrums of some of their colleagues. what right do others have to prevent my child from feeling safe emotionally and physically, and from being able to learn? why are they abused in a systemic manner every time they go to school? and why are the rights of the abuser put above the rights of everyone else who just wants to feel safe and to engage with their education? also, why are all the laws put in place pertaining to the education act and to children aid society policies being ignored by the schools and school boards? where are justice, accountability, sanity? why do you have two to three adults in each class considering that the conditions are not proper for a suitable learning environment even with these folks there? are you not aware of how many incidents reports are being sent in every single year? do you not know how rapidly the nation is falling behind in comparison with all others on the international level?
30million for cape detectors in washrooms??? Are you insane after all the run down schools and lack of teachers fair wages!!!! What a crime just like arrive scam!!!! This guy is dangerous for the future of children!!!
It's a bit late ! Is there anything the police state Canada doesn't ban ? This guy is dreaming to think he can separate kids from cell phones !