Is it OK for teachers to take things away from their pupils?
Should teachers be able to take away distractions during the day? After all it is the student's possession, and it should be up to their parents as to whether or not they want their children to have these thing at school. Couldn't the teacher just notify the child's parent?
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Only if it's annoying or distracting but not if it's in their hand not being annoying or distracting like a ball that you like to squese and thats it teachers shouldn't take that away do i thik it depends
on May 09, 2015
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If it's super distracting (like a bouncy ball continuously being bounced) then it's OK. At my school we have a rule that no phones are allowed (unless you give a reason). There's a boy who brings in beads to calm him down because he has anger issues. Once, my friends had their phone taken by a substitute teacher, even though he had a note. By often, my school is understanding.
on May 29, 2014
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some students at my school get erasers, mini hand sanitizers, and even books taken away and never given back
one time my teacher took my kindle away because I was using it when I still had corrections and long- term school projects to do, and I didn't get it back until 4 days later! He even threatened to take my tablet away the next morning when I was using it before school!
One time one of my classmates took my eraser, and threw it across the room. Then the teacher saw it, and See More▼ made my classmate throw it away!
I don't think the way my teacher takes things away is very fair at all!
one time my teacher took my kindle away because I was using it when I still had corrections and long- term school projects to do, and I didn't get it back until 4 days later! He even threatened to take my tablet away the next morning when I was using it before school!
One time one of my classmates took my eraser, and threw it across the room. Then the teacher saw it, and See More▼ made my classmate throw it away!
I don't think the way my teacher takes things away is very fair at all!
on March 18, 2014
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Yes.
Only as long as they return it. At my school your parents have to pay $15 to get it back.
Only as long as they return it. At my school your parents have to pay $15 to get it back.
if they return it the end of the day that's alright, but shouldn't they return it after class
on March 18, 2014
on March 18, 2014
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no
Students have rights to their personal belongings and if they fail, it's their fault.
Students have rights to their personal belongings and if they fail, it's their fault.
No. I meant that if their playing with something and the teacher is giving a lesson, the teacher shouldn't care. If that student fails in that subject, it's their own fault.
on March 19, 2014
on March 18, 2014
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my phone went off in class (it was friday) and the teacher took it off me and I had to get it back at the end of the day but she left a note on the door saying it was with another teacher (who I didn't know where her office was) so I went up there to get it monday morning and she said I had to fill in a form becoause my phone hadn't been registered so I did and went back the next morning and finally got my phone back 4 days after it randomly went off :(
on March 17, 2014