Re: Confiscating Pagers, Cell Phones etc..

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From: Marcus AAkesson
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 00:00

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oNkYo wrote:

>Does teachers and administrators have the right to confiscate them?


Probably depends on where You are!

Here, the answer is No. They have no right to confiscate anything that is
not illegal in a public place, like firearms and knifes.

If school regulations prohibits phones within the building, they can tell
You to stop using it, and if refused, contact the parents or ultimately ban
You from attending class. They have no parental rights at all.

Another related question is smoking. While it is not allowed to smoke in the
buildings or on school property, they can't take away your cigarettes, not
even if You brake the rules and smoke indoors. They can throw You out, but
not take the cigs.

BTW, if using a phone was equal to selling drugs, they would have serios
problems here since around 80% of 14-18-year-olds have phones. Problems in
class? Shure! Talking/ringing is of course not a major issue, but a lot of
people keep sending and receiving SMS while in class.

/Marcus

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Subject: Re: Confiscating Pagers, Cell Phones etc..
Date: 1999/11/16
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