Agreed, however you misconstrue my reference, I did not purport special privileges for military parents, I affirmed the authority of ANY parent over their children and that authority superceeds the (government) school.
I would note that the problems with cellphones and pagers in school grew out of the misuse of these items by students, and occasionally by parents, but the final authority is the parent, and if the parent's use doesn't rise to the level of abuse the child is protected, even then the responsibility is the parent's to face the consequences, not the child.
I'm done with this thread.
I honestly think that some people have taken the cause of 'supporting the troops' to extremes in some cases - and in my opinion this is one of them.
What I've gathered from this thread is apparantly I am the biggest a$$ on FR today because:
1) Before I deployed I took the time to know who could and could not be contacted at work/school etc. (Heck, silly me even made a list of people, phone numbers, and times/days it was OK to call so that in the event I got to a phone I could check the time and see who was available.)
2) I don't think banning kids from using cell phones during school hours is a bad thing.
3) I made every effort to repect the rules affecting civilians within my family. (Realizing that military service was MY choice, and therefore the hardships and sacrifices were MINE to make.)
4) I would descipline a child who swore at his principal, or caused a scene at school.
5) I expect others to do the same.
So be it. I'm the jerk. I'm out.