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[–] tearsintherain@leminal.space 18 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Students phone usage in schools are problematic. It's not just in the classroom, but (raises hand) can i go to the bathroom (to use my phone). You can't lock down their at&t or t-mobile phones. Don't know how an outright ban would work but it's worth a shot. Education like democracy is in decline and in peril. Especially public education with the onslaught of charter schools.

[–] Buttons@programming.dev 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

We often make laws without a way to enforce them 100% effectively. For example, my road has a 25 MPH speed limit even though we haven't yet installed speed limiting chips on every single car in the nation, we still went ahead and put a speed limit on our road though, and it mostly works, but sometimes someone drives 30 MPH.

[–] banana_lama@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Funny-ly enough you can block their signal. Issue is it's also going to block everyone within range

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] cyberic@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago

Make the whole school a Faraday cage!

[–] banana_lama@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

For us to do so yes. For the government, it constantly breaks the law

[–] tearsintherain@leminal.space 1 points 5 months ago

So jamming is not a practical solution.

[–] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

They should build Faraday cages around all schools, so they dont have to ban phones.

[–] PsychedSy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There are devices that listen for phone traffic.

[–] tearsintherain@leminal.space 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

So they listen for phone traffic, then what? Track down every user throughout the school day and intercept them? I would wager people who respond with IT solutions don't realize they at times sound like a 'tech bro' who believes they have s solution for everything even of they have no experience in education, no experience being an educator and understanding their contexts. It's no wonder why teachers in general in America are treated so poorly. Even folks who say they support teachers don't understand how much they have to do and with so many students and little time.

[–] PsychedSy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago

I'll start with the start. Maybe?

Biggest issue is teachers using phones.

[–] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

They should have a fat radio jammer in the head teachers office.