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New York governor to launch bill banning smartphones in schools (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Obviously, these shootings happen, but the solution is not to arm each student with a cell phone, just as it sure as hell isn’t to arm each teacher with a firearm.

You're right. The solution is fucking gun control. Not isolating those kids out of fear that they might give the cops misinformation and there won't e a safe space to play flappy bird while children are being executed.

So how about you shut the fuck up about how it is more important to isolate the kids than to protect them? Hmm?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I think flip/dumb phones are still allowed with most smartphone bans, are you suggesting this one is different?

I think this is less about isolating kids than it is separating them from distracting and addictive apps.

Also it creates a class distinction in schools - some kids don't have them causing them to be socially isolated

Personally I think the schools should be handing out locked down wifi phones to students without smart phones. But I don't think any part of this is about isolating students.