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I believe Marcus is from Scandinavia where cell phone usage is just a tad
more prevalent than in North America.


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mystic <mystic@lcc.net> wrote in message news:3830E698.6089@lcc.net...
> Marcus AAkesson wrote:
> >
> > 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.
>
> Every district has different rules.  If students bring banned articles
> onto campus, the teachers have EVERY right to confiscate them during
> classtime  --  students in our district can pick them up in the office
> at the end of the school day.  If they continue to bring banned articles
> to class, it is considered to be an infraction of school rules and, as
> such, can be punished with a disciplinary slip, time in DMC (in-school
> detention) or (with parental permission) corporal punishment.  Do
> teachers have the right to KEEP the articles they confiscate?  No.
>
> >
> > 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.
> >
>
> Wrong.  To refuse a reasonable teacher directive (in this case, to
> follow  school rules) is a direct infraction of school rules.  If I were
> you, I'd look closely at the disciplinary plan of your school.
> As for whether teachers have any parental rights at all  --  what would
> these be?  The power to take stuff away from you?  The power to keep you
> safe?  There are many situations during school activities (such as
> school trips) where, under most states' laws, teachers DO stand 'in loco
> parentis', meaning that we are responsible for your safety.
>
>
> > 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.
>
> Again, check your district.  In most Texas school districts, tobacco is
> an illegal substance that cannot evn be possessed by persons under the
> age of 18.  So teachers (in fact, anyone employed by the district) CAN
> confiscate your cigarettes, and you won't even be able to pick them up
> at the end of the day. Instead, you'll be charged with possession of
> tobacco and probably do three days in DMC, plus you might be charged in
> juvenile court and have to pay a fine.
>
> >
> > 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
>
> 80%?  Whew, where did you get THOSE figures?  You've obviously led a
> very sheltered life.  Again, you'd better check your district.  In most
> of those in Texas, you'd have to kiss that cell phone goodbye  --  and
> if you brought it to school more than once, you'd be charged, sent to
> alternative school (where you can't even bring GUM into class), and your
> parents would probably be out several hundred dollars in court costs.
>
> Appleman