• Soulcreator@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    As someone who went through the NY public school system many years ago, I can confirm hats were/are hard banned. Like unless it was for religious reasons you really couldn’t even think about putting something on your head.

    Cell phones were also banned in my youth but I guess times have changed?

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      10 months ago

      Oh yes, but by the school. Not the law. We have elected positions specifically for figuring out how schools should teach children. Also top down negative mandates about clothes are already borderline abuses of power. We want laws preventing admins from going overboard, not mega bans in state law.

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        10 months ago

        The research showing the impact of cellphones during class outweighs an individual’s opinion. This has nothing to do with fashion and can’t be compared to hats or locker decorations.

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          10 months ago

          It’s no different than sleeping through class or just doodling and ignoring the teacher. If the kid can’t not have their phone out then they get banished to the back of the class. If they play noise they get sent to the office, just like disruptive kids in every generation.

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            10 months ago

            It’s no different than sleeping through class or just doodling and ignoring the teacher.

            And there you have it folks, doodling is the same as these social media apps designed to be addictive that also lead to all kinds of bullying and social anxieties and harassment.

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              10 months ago

              I’m sorry, you think banning smartphones at school is going to stop cyber bullying? Because bullies infamously follow the rules and kids are at school 24/7?

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                10 months ago

                You said it was the same as doodling. I responded to that. All that other stuff you added was just fabricated in your own head.