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Missouri high school bans smartphones and watches, citing child pornography
Washington Examiner ^ | April 01, 2022 | Jenny Goldsberry,

Posted on 04/02/2022 10:16:15 AM PDT by george76

A Missouri high school announced it would ban smartphones and smartwatches beginning Monday.

Steelville High School made the announcement Thursday on Facebook, claiming it's the school's latest attempt to prevent students from taking photos and videos of each other for social media. The new policy is a roundabout way to prevent child pornography from being filmed in the form of impromptu videos in school bathrooms, according to the principal.

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Student devices will be locked up and returned upon dismissal or they may choose to not bring them at all," Principal Steven Vetter wrote. "Any student who violates this new procedure will have their phone taken and a parent or guardian will be required to pick it up. Second offense will result in the same, plus the addition of after school detention."

Steelville opted to limit comments on the post, but it still garnered over 600 likes and 800 shares as of this report.

Vetter has been the principal for six years. He saw a similar policy work at the local junior high before deciding to implement it at the higher level.

After Monday, parents will have to contact the office to communicate with their children.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: arth; ban; childpornography; education; highschool; homeschool; missouri; publicschool; school; smartphones; smartwatches; steelville
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This must be some of that socialization parents are warned their kids are going to miss out on if they are homeschooled.

21 posted on 04/02/2022 11:18:05 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith….)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Good point...I hadn’t thought about that. Are such basic phones still made and sold?


22 posted on 04/02/2022 11:18:59 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Sorry, I’m not a biologist.”)
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To: livius

Agreed - texting should absolutely be banned in the classroom.

But I think that could easily be controlled by the teacher in the classroom vs an outright ban on smartwatches which have increasingly health related uses.

In some cases a student is going to need their smartphone as well for health purposes (Eg diabetics who monitor their blood sugar via their phone)

But otherwise, yeah, ban away.


23 posted on 04/02/2022 11:24:23 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

yeah - surprisingly I was reading that there’s a trend back to simple flip phones and getting away from smartphones altogether.


24 posted on 04/02/2022 11:25:26 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: gitmo

“In case of an emergency, I want to be able to get in touch with my sons.”

Home school then.

L


25 posted on 04/02/2022 11:27:07 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Tell It Right
What the school is really worried about are students filming the teachers instructing them on the best sex positions after transgendering, all while hating white people.

I was thinking, “Good! Kids should be learning, not staring at their devices.” But you make a good point.

26 posted on 04/02/2022 11:31:38 AM PDT by Allegra
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To: Lurker

I did home school them.


27 posted on 04/02/2022 11:38:46 AM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: george76

I’m ok with that.

While trying to teach CAD design via zoom, my brother had two monitors. On one, he was demonstrating design lessons while simultaneously he was expected to watch all of his students on the other monitor.

Because of covidiocy he was also learning a new CAD software package as he was teaching it. (Their licensed product, with which he had 20 years of expertise could only be used on school owned computers)

One student was showing porn from his smartphone to the laptop camera.

The students were so upset at this kid they petitioned the school to expel him

Of course they chose to blame my brother instead.

I help lead a boys outdoor adventure organization. I strongly support no electronics for the youth.

If there’s an emergency, parents need to call me, the leader, not their kid.


28 posted on 04/02/2022 11:47:58 AM PDT by cyclotic (I won't give up my FREEDOM for your FEAR. Oh Canada, we stand on guard for thee.)
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To: gitmo

There is no emergency ever where you need to calm your kids when they are under the guidance of adults.


29 posted on 04/02/2022 11:49:21 AM PDT by cyclotic (I won't give up my FREEDOM for your FEAR. Oh Canada, we stand on guard for thee.)
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To: Skywise

There are Android based watches with cameras.


30 posted on 04/02/2022 12:00:23 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: Singermom

Yup.🙄


31 posted on 04/02/2022 12:01:11 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: Sacajaweau

“Illegal I’m sure.+

Why?


32 posted on 04/02/2022 12:06:25 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: george76

Anyone that objects to taking the cell phones away from students or prohibiting them from being used should try to teach where they are allowed. Classrooms are anarchy.


33 posted on 04/02/2022 12:08:12 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: TexasGator

Because it could put a child at risk.


34 posted on 04/02/2022 12:16:16 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Sacajaweau

“Because it could put a child at risk.”

Then it must be illegal to send a child out without a cellphone.


35 posted on 04/02/2022 12:28:23 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: TexasGator
I think the real point is...It's my child and if I want him to have a cell phone with him/her at all times...then that's the way it should be.

The schools should butt out.

36 posted on 04/02/2022 12:34:52 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Sacajaweau

“I think the real point is.”

The point of discussion was the legality of the school’s actions.


37 posted on 04/02/2022 12:41:05 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: george76

The public government schools are scared to death they’ll get recorded while attempting to subvert and corrupt the kids.


38 posted on 04/02/2022 12:50:19 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: george76

After Monday, parents will have to contact the office to communicate with their children.


Wow! What an interesting concept.

Seems so familiar, though. 🤔


39 posted on 04/02/2022 12:53:01 PM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: gitmo

I’m sure my parents wanted the same thing.

Back then they would have had to call the school and have me fetched to the office.

A similar length of time before that, they would have had to send a runner or run themselves.

Technology has spoiled us.


40 posted on 04/02/2022 12:54:41 PM PDT by ExGeeEye (For dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.)
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