Are America's Students Falling Behind? - PolyMatter

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3. TX law says phones powered off and away during the school day, first to last bell.

"I have to answer this text, it's my mom." Write up. Because it's state law. "So if it was an emergency and my brother was seriously hurt I couldn't find out immediately?"

"No. 1. Nothing you can do. 2. You can't find this out that way if you're following state law and district and school policy. 3. They could call the school and the switchboard would direct the call to my classroom phone or send an aide to get you."

"But what if they don't know to do that?" "Then the hospital staff would know."

I mean, millions managed to get through school without classroom phones. When the G. kids' father committed suicide the kids finished the day.

But phones are one of the two big issues facing my students.