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Then refuse on First Amendment grounds. Your child has a right to an education and if you truly, sincerely believe those devices must not be used, the school mu

• bluGill 15d ago
  I'm not against devices. I'm against some of the things that can be done with them.
  • kyboren 15d ago
    It's really difficult to sympathize with your perspective here. >>> Ban smartphones for kids. >>> But the school gives my kids homework on them. >> Then tell the school you and your kid won't use them; they still have to educate your kid. > But I want my kid to use them. I just don't like what they allow my kid to do. If they allow your kids to do things you don't want your kids doing, then don't let your kids use them! That's parenting 101. It's very frustrating how many parents want to Nerf the world and destroy freedom and privacy, all so they can offload some of the essential duties of parenting to the state. Usually this is combined with a heaping helping of learned helplessness and lemming-like groupthink. "But everyone is using smartphones; I couldn't deprive little Timmy! And it's modestly inconvenient to be a stick in the mud! Lawmakers, help! I demand that everyone has to do a face scan to authenticate every TCP packet--just think of my children!"
    • bluGill 15d ago
      There are no easy answers. In not in favor of the current laws, but there is a real problem that I don't one how to solve.