The American Federation of Teachers said in a report that social media apps have had a negative effect on classrooms.

The nation’s second-largest teachers union said Thursday it was losing patience with social media apps that it says are contributing to mental health problems and misbehavior in classrooms nationwide, draining time and money from teachers and school systems.

  • @MossBear
    7•1 year ago

    Maybe I’m not thinking through everything here, but why not have a phone locker by the classroom door? Student comes in, phone goes in the phone locker. Student leaves…phone comes out.

    • @BURN
      13•1 year ago

      Parents throw a fit, and honestly I can’t blame them. With school shootings as prevalent as they are I’d want my kid to have a phone at all times too if they need to call for help.

      • Flying Squid
        7•1 year ago

        There have been multiple times that my daughter has had emergencies at school that she was able to solve by calling us. I’m glad she has a phone. But she also uses it responsibly.

        • BlitzFitz
          -18•1 year ago

          Honest question. How quickly do these emergencies need to be resolved by you specifically? Like if the teacher or school can contact you in a quick manner if they go to the office, why would they need a phone on their person?

          Maybe there are person exceptions here, but how often does a few minutes, or a direct contact matter?

          • Flying Squid
            4•1 year ago

            The school could do that, or she could contact me directly with an embarrassing problem she doesn’t want them to know about and I can help her.

    • ninbreaker
      2•1 year ago

      then people just bring a backup phone and people will just use them under the table or in the restrooms

      • @H2207
        1•1 year ago

        Thats pretty elaborate and quite expensive for your average teenager. I think they’d rather just not put their phone away.