Canadian schools are experimenting with cellphone bans, but some parents say the devices are lifelines - eviltoast
    • Luca@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Right? I survived just fine withiut a cell phone until partway through high school. If there was an emergency, my parents would just call the school.

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        1 year ago

        In Montreal, it is common for students after a certain age to start commuting back home with public transit. Using the school as the single point of contact is not always possible.

        • Luca@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          The ban isn’t preventing students from bringing a cell phone and keeping it turned off in their lockers all day.

          As an aside, hello fellow Montrealer.