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Anonymous — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:50:00 +0000

This seems like a wake-up call for the DOE not only to update its cell phone policy but to create a curriculum to teach middle-school and high school students how to responsibly–and ethically–use electronic devices. When I saw “beeper” on the cell phone policy I realized how outdated it really is. As the DOE might acknowledge, electronics aren’t going away, and surely it’s time to not only embrace them in the schools but to make everyone aware of what is acceptable behavior–and what the real, enforceable consequences might be for cheating violations. As the parent of a middle-schooler whose commute of 45 minutes includes two subways, I can’t possibly imagine life without cellphones, no matter what the DOE policy states. But some guidelines on what is and isn’t acceptable within the doors of the school would be tremendously welcome–just as I think the sex-ed curriculum for middle-schoolers is a good idea. And a revised cell phone policy, one that allowed them into the schools–but not into testing situations–would have the effect of erasing barriers between those largely middle-class schools that ignore the policy and those schools that have metal detectors–and children who are often not middle-class. What about it, DOE?

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