I needed to get my phone-less freshman a message several times last year concerning after school schedule changes and such. When I called the office to ask them to get the message to him, there would be much fumbling and stuttering about how that should be accomplished. After one such request, the receptionist told me that they really don’t have a good way to get a message to a student and doesn’t my son have a phone? I replied simply, “No”. I thought this was a rather ridiculous question with a rather obvious answer and didn’t feel the need to justify my reasons to her.
So, it seems that there is no longer a mechanism for parents to communicate without providing a radiation generating device for our children to hold up to their still developing heads. Luckily, my kid is responsible and I gave him a pay as you go flip phone for emergencies which he keeps off in his pocket because it is very practical to have, but this mindless rush to dismantle other means of communication is disturbing.
That is pretty shocking because it doesn't seem that complicated. Just walk a note over to the child's teacher - or text her. How hard can that be?
It sounds like the office staff likes sitting around doing nothing.