We are a 1:1 iPad school so it mitigates some of the issues with cell phones. Our policy is that cell phone use is at the discretion of the teacher. I don't care if students are using their phones in the library unless they are listening to music or watching a video and it is loud enough for me to hear.
Enforcing a no cell phone policy is a thankless job, especially as you mention when some teachers enforce it and others don't. None of us got into this profession to act as police officers. I'm really happy that it is not an issue for the most part, in my school.
Juliann T. Moskowitz
Director of Library Media
St. Joseph High School
Trumbull, CT 06611
juliann14@hotmail.com
"To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life."
― W. Somerset Maugham,
From: lynfo16@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2015 10:06:58 -0400
To: casl-l@mylist.net
Subject: [CASL-L] And so it begins -- cell phones in the school library....
CC: amedina13@cox.net; tina.taylor829@yahoo.com
Hi colleagues:
The age old question -- how are you handling cell phones in the school library?
Students texting? Using them for research? Listening to music? Is your administration backing you up on the school policy?
How many times have you heard this: "But Miss/Mr. I am using it to do my homework/check powerschool/text my Mom/Dad/boyfriend/girlfriend/Mickey Mouse."
This week I heard a funny one:
Student claimed she needed to look at her cell phone to complete one of those "tell me about yourself" assignments teachers ask for at the beginning of the school year.
Question: How many of you need to consult your electronic device to find out about yourself? 😕
Just curious. It's a tough nut to crack in schools everywhere.
Thoughts and opinions?
HAPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND.
Regards all,
Lynn
Lynn A. Rappaport, MLS
School Librarian
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