I am a parent who had to pay $15 to pick up my childs phone at school today because it was taken away by a teacher. I understand phones should not be used during school and it is a disruption during class but having to pay to get your own property back?? How is that legal? Granted my child should have had his phone off, but it was on vibrate and the teacher did not hear it. The child sitting next to mine made a big deal about it!! The only reason my child has a phone is because we live in a rural community out of the school district and our phone number is not a local number. The phone the kids are allowed to use does not make LD calls. The student handbook states that kids are not allowed to have pagers, CD players, camcorders, DVD players, cameras, electronic devices or games at school without permission. If taken up student will have to pay $15 to have item returned. Then it goes on to state....for safety purposes, they do allow cell phones but they must be turned off.
2007-12-19
10:43:50
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kalgarymoon
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