Today my teacher snapped, because a kid kept playing a song on his phone to infuriate her. it worked. now she says no one can go in her class unless they completely empty their pockets and backpack to surrender all electronics and anything she finds in need of confiscating.
2007-12-10 11:43:40 · 13 answers · asked by ryang5420 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
it's a study hall...
2007-12-10 11:50:36 · update #1
Calm down everybody I never addressed an opinion I'm a IB student with a 4.8 and was not the one with the phone i am simply stating that she is demanding for everyone to completely give her all belongings for inspection.
2007-12-10 11:55:23 · update #2
It's unlikely that any lawyer would take your case, kid, particularly if your school or district has a policy against electronic devices in class. Which they probably do, in 2007.
I am a teacher and I used to work at a high school which did exactly what your teacher is doing. Every single kid in the school had to go through a metal detector every morning, and their backpacks and pockets were searched--not just for weaponry and drugs, but electronic devices, too. We were never sued and many of the schools nearby (I work in a large urban school district) had similar procedures.
What right, exactly, would your teacher be violating, assuming that she didn't destroy or permanently confiscate such devices? My school does allow teachers and principals to take unauthorized items and, if the teacher so chooses, only release the items to a parent or guardian following a conference about the child's violation of the policy.
2007-12-10 11:53:55 · answer #1 · answered by icbinb27 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
For better or for worse, minors do not have the right to privacy that you would enjoy outside of school. It's a policy decision - however, I believe there have been some cases about this where the school needs some kind of reason to search through a students' belongings. I would talk to your teacher and suggest a more moderate approach. At the same time, try to think about this situation through the eyes of your teacher. It can be rough.
2007-12-10 12:20:12 · answer #2 · answered by seatbeltsforsafety 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I doubt you'd have a case that an iPhone is an essential part of your rights--besides school is supposed to be an introduction to the lighter side of fascism. Every junior high kid knows this.
I think as long as you don't have to submit to a full body search, and as long as the teacher doesn't frisk you, she's within her authority to regulate and control the learning environment.
This kind of thing has been fought out with dress codes as well.
2007-12-10 11:50:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Read your school policy!
Nothing in the constitution says you have the right to cause a disruption in the classroom and your teacher is in her rights to remove items that could cause a disturbance or be utilized to cheat on coursework.
When you get into the real world and start working for a living, you will not be asked to empty your pockets, but you will most likely be shown the door for insubordination. (Shown the door = YOUR FIRED)
2007-12-10 11:53:18 · answer #4 · answered by Jeffrey F 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, when on school property, the school makes the rules. There were no civil rights being violated here, and the teacher took reasonable action to prevent the disciplinary problem in the future.
2007-12-10 11:53:23 · answer #5 · answered by scottclear 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are rules in school and these are to promote education. It is also to teach you to follow rules in life because there are more and more rules the older you get.
No one has any right to violate the learning process in class. Some schools make you turn off cell phones, Ipod and such, and put them away. If they go off, they can be taken away from you.
2007-12-10 11:54:49 · answer #6 · answered by bigmikejones 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's the same idea for if the school bathrooms get trashed, and they close them.
School's have the right to maintain order; that student was being an idiot and disrupting that order. The teacher, in order to maintain order, decided that it was necessary to confiscate electronic devices in order to maintain order.
Edit:
It doesn't matter if you excel at school. One of the smartest, highest performing people I knew in school was an arrogant, disruptive, cocky sob.
And if you think this is being 'jumped on,' welcome to Y!A Politics Section.
2007-12-10 11:49:26 · answer #7 · answered by K 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No one has the right to interrupt the class, cause trouble or stop the learning process. In our schools, if the cell phone goes off in class, you get to have your parents come and pick it up from the Principals office.
2007-12-10 11:48:03 · answer #8 · answered by George C 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
This technology didn't exist until recently. Please respect your teacher. Teachers give their heart and sole to help you improve your life. Try volunteering as a teacher for the younger kids. This will help you prepare for the real whole and being respectful so that you can find a fabulous job.
2007-12-10 11:50:51 · answer #9 · answered by Mike 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well...looks like one person ruined it for everyone. Seems to me you should be mad at the kid who caused the problems not the teacher.
But you were probably too busy finding his antics funny.
Guess what - actions have consequences. So - now it's time to suck it up.
2007-12-10 11:55:49 · answer #10 · answered by Boots 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋