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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
When students text
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Marietta school leaders approved a plan that will let high school students send text messages to campus police officers if the teens see something wrong or hear rumors of something happening.
A lot of school district policies say students will get in trouble if they’re caught texting during the school day. Part of Marietta’s plan says kids won’t get disciplined if they text a cop.
How often do students really get in trouble for sending text messages? When I visit schools you can see kids sending messages as they’re walking the halls or before class starts or sometimes when the teacher is talking.
Teachers have so many other discipline issues to worry about, does it make sense for them to stop what they’re doing just to take someone’s cell phone?
No one wants students to use texting as a way to cheat on tests. Beyond that, how much time should schools spend policing cell phone use?
