Banning cell phones in Ontario schools | Education Minister Stephen Lecce on new rules
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- čas přidán 16. 05. 2024
- Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce outlines the new measures and shares what students and parents can expect.
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Common sense is kicking in. Omg! It’s about time.
School violence continues unabated.
HOW IS THIS COMMON SENSE ? there is no enforcement. it is just a lip service.
I agree. Cellphones aren't required in the classroom.
My generation wasn't allowed to chew gum in school
You’re very old we get it
no one cares, at least our generation isn't ingesting lead cause the paint chips taste sweet!
@@chaoticmaple31moron
@@chaoticmaple31 So what's your favourite flavour of Tide Pod?
@@chaoticmaple31lol true but your generation doesn’t know what sex you are
Only problem is you should've done this decades ago not now. Now the damage is already done.
Exactly.
Very true.
Completely agree.
Our generation couldn't even chew gum in school..
Or wear hats
Seniors entered the chat
Imagine thinking this was so relevant you posted it twice?
We could chew gum way back in the 70s IF you brought enough for the whole class.
@vegito8502 These rules applied to me as well in school and I'm now 35 years old.
I didn't know a 35 year old from 1988 is a senior.
Who knew.
Teachers need to put their phones away also. They need to set an example.
Guess who took the payphones away? It wasn't the kids...
Teachers are in charge of teaching a group and can use what ever tool they need. Kids jobs is to shut the F up and LEARN.
How we ever got so stupid I'll never understand. No different then it always was: no note passing, no reading Playboy mag and now no watching porn when you should be learning. Common-effen-sense.
Okay I remember the note passing...I don't remember anyone in my school reading playboy or watching porn haha
Wow, only about 20 years too late! Better late than never BUT c’monnnnn…… these “experts” are seriously lacking common sense.
Don't even allow them on schoolgrounds and install payphones...
I put my phone on buy back at the local pawn shop so I could get some groceries this whole month I could't find a payphone anywhere within the city lol.
@@marknorabuena there is one outside on the corner by my place, all subway stations have them, most malls...
I’ve heard of teachers who sit at their desk on their cellphone, while children are working. Should not be allowed.
Absolutely! This will be VERY hard for teachers to comply with. They are no less addicted to their phones than the kids.
And you aren’t addicted to your phone either ? Get back to work. The boss is coming!!
I've heard
of students who sit at their desk on their cellphone, while teachers are working. Should not be allowed
You’ve heard wrong
Excellent
Lecce shoulve been shuffled-out of the education-minister position years ago--one of the biggest liabilies in the Ontario PC party
Extend the ban to teachers & staff as well. Far to many teachers posting screenshots & snapchat videos while in class
Yes!!!!!
I'll be you never use your phone at work... 🙄
@@Guitarisforgrinsif the kids can’t, the teacher can’t either. Simple as that. Kids are there to learn, teacher is there to teach. Neither person is there to have their nose in the cellphone 👍
@@meat3958 The teacher is an adult, the children are... children...
No one said anything about their "nose in the cellphone"
@@Guitarisforgrins And children learn from example, correct!
Yes, bravo to the PC government for doing the right thing. Students in primary junior school do not need to use their cell phone during school time.
It’s about time, this should have been done years ago.
Yes, do it. Ban cell phones in schools.
done 15 years ago in Asia
How heck have we let this lunacy takeover everything. Our kids can’t read or write . They know nothing about history . I blame the school board trustees and their walk ideologies
Neither can you evidently.
@@rae6543 Shots fired
I blame the USA
Why now? Why not 20 years ago?
It's like it is an actual school or something
This time I agree with steven
This is about protecting Teachers. It has nothing to do with "saving the children". They don't want kids recording teachers and putting it online.
Agree
Uh, maybe for some
teachers that may be the case but be realistic..... if you saw what teachers do in class? cellphones are an absolute atomic bomb to learning
Kids will just vape in the restroom
There' s tech to fix that. Halo and others. Sold like crazy in USA.
That's exactly what they do. Lots of schools don't even want staff entering to stop it do to fears of a sexual allegation from a student after.
then they'll be suspended
@@BBFCCO733 have fun with that. Prove they vaped if you can't enter or catch them. What you going to say,it smelled like vape.
Retired teacher here. I definitely applaud this decision.
About time , finally school got a back bone to stand up to cells phone companies, for the sake of thier profits stand up for kids mental health 👏
All those kids will just vape in the rest room like they always did at my school last year. Their is no restriction lmao.
It’s pretty sad when kids today do not even know how to tell time or how many minutes in an hour
Didn't they do this in 2019
Finally!!! Thank you 🙏
I'm a retired college instructor, which is a bit different, but I never had a problem with cell phones in my class. Nobody in my class used their phones, because they were paying attention. I have no problem with the argument that cellphones rot people's brains, but that's a completely different issue, and in our society brain rot is completely normal.
"cellphones rot people's brains" is a pretty evidence free claim for a college instructor...
@@Guitarisforgrins Just for clarity's sake, my statement was that I don't have a problem with the argument. That's a fairly neutral statement. The statement you should be taking issue with is when I claim that brain rot in our society is completely normal.
@@martymcfly1776 I'll decide what I take issue with, thanks.
"Brain rot" is a meaningless term. It's reminiscent of 1980s anti-drug campaigns. Which were a joke.
considering most kids attention span is 8-12 seconds, this might help them 😂
You sound like you don't have kids
@@saltpeter500 I don't and I sure as hell wouldn't allow them to be entertained with touch screens and phones before they could talk like so many parents do if I did have kids....ADD/ADHD, near sighted, depression, gold fish attention spans, socially inept, anxiety etc
@@MMK86 you've proven you have no idea what you're talking about. Your opinion is irrelevant, leave the parenting to parents. Mine are A+ students and athletes and are doing just fine with their phones.
@@saltpeter500 uh huh 🤣
They should do this at Manitoba schools..high schools..
The education minister took this long to decide? Gee whiz, an educated turtle can move faster on this subject. Look at Montreal Quebec, they banned cell phones last September (2023). Wake up dude, have some guts to ban cell phones in the schools, what, are you guys afraid of the parents revolting?
Spaghetti straps was the arch nemesis
What if there sn emergency
Need cameras to keep the teachers teaching
So if a student is caught vaping the protocol would be take the device and call parents. After years of not enforcing any rules, and allowing kids to get addicted due to daily vape use at school, now you want to call the parents- why didn't you call years ago? Why weren't the washrooms checked continuously and parents called??? And if under 18 shouldn't police be called as it's illegal? Taking the device away and calling parents will do nothing, it's not strict enough of a consequence. Especially after the standard was set by the schools doing nothing about it at all.
If they can mandate keeping my kids out of school for 2 years and making them wear masks that don't work that are actually worse for kids I hope they will ban cell phones
You would.. Rather your children contract a potential deadly viral infection of one of their most vital bodily operating systems? Why??
This makes too much sense. What don't they want to be recorded with the kids'phones?
Exactly lol.
Pierre poilievre send you here didn’t he?
Finally enacting some discipline in schools. No cell phone use in classes and no vaping in washrooms. They don't need to spend $30,000 on washroom vaping detectors. Just make it school policy that no vaping anywhere in the school building. Get caught automatic suspension for a day. Want to smoke or vape go outside off school property.
I understand what he is talking about. But this could help protect teachers when they are teaching things they don’t want parents to know about.
Maybe it’s so kids aren’t distracted throughout a class.
@@user-yj9gl3ur6c I understand that. But as long as teachers are teaching their politics and their agendas, it will be the teachers word against the students without video evidence.
Do ya think? I can't believe they were ever allowed. Would you be on a cell phone (at any age) at a dinner table? or on a date? That is rude. Being on a cell phone while a class is going on is just that -- rude.
This is smart bro
While your at it. Make phones useless in moving vehicles also. It can be done..
Maybe MP's would grow up n listen better if we banned cell phone use aswell :)
lol this guy looks 24 years old and he makes the decisions for the entire country lol wtf
Curious why you think the Ontario education minister is making decisions for the entire country. You do know the difference between a federal and provincial minister, right??
@@drwzer oh calm down I meant to say Ontario and that’s kinda irrelevant to my main point
@@hansyali_ I think I can quite calmly say that your whole point seems kinda irrelevant.
I want my kids to have their phones with them and the letch isn't going to change that. The government isn't going to tell me what my kids can or can't do with their property
Growing up we had no cell phones and we did just fine! We learn how to research at the library, museums, etc! Is your child that insecure! If we needed to phone home we just go to the office! It’s really not hard!
@@MikeLaw-gw1qy no we didn't, but it was a very different world and those days are gone forever. My kids are A+ students and athletes, they're just fine with their phones.
Preventing the recording of what is being taught in schools.
Wow even I’m not that cynical lol
And what might that be exactly? 🧐
Oh jeez. Chill buddy.
Is this implemented as of now or next year?
I didn't even know they were allowed to begin with. Nothing new.
When I went to school, if you got caught using the calculator if you could even
Afford one you were given a failed grade
Yes 🙌
Sorry Stephen,I was on my phone,lol
Protecting Youth- where has been the Enforcement behind legalized Cannabis? Government legalized it to generate revenues undoubtedly. But where is the Enforcement Stats? How many criminal convictions to date on supplying cannabis to those under 18? Should be many. But I doubt that as the illicit drug is Rampant is schools and communities.
when students enter class put phones on teachers desk simple
Human rights violation
Someone please provide the Minister with a better internet connection
Haha , that was funny. Thank you.
If teachers have to enforce cell phone and raping bans in schools, they should be paid more. Teachers are there to teach... not to enforce.
Maybe so-called grown-ups should start being examples. Furthermore, teachers are lazy and using phones as an excuse for not keeping control over their classroom. You want back to the basics, stop focusing on their sexual identities and other ridiculous topics and focus on math, reading and writing. That's what's wrong with society...we've lost our way.
I've got the same problem at work I'm working while others are playing games and texting their friends this is a major distraction not only in schools.That saying there is no letter I in the word team play but it feels like it's always I who gets the job done.
Yeah, but there is a “m & e”. Lol
I wish they would do this in BC! We have messed up our kids by allowing them to have such tech so young. Many have become antisocial, disconnected from reality, and generally distracted by their devices during school. The fact that most kids think it is a right to be able to use the tech in workplace to keep in contact with friends, post, etc when working is a further mess-up on our part. These devices are great tools but they should not be considered essential for survival!
Theyre just taking away all they gave that they knew was wrong , phones, drugs , the fuckers wanna see more anger and seperation !
If you're 'deeply concerned about effects of vaping' - can i ask one question- why did it take so long to act on this, so long, that many kids are seriously addicted! Why so long, i would love to have an answer to this!
So Glad this is going to happen. Neither issue will be an easy solve, especially when students feel they can’t live without their phone or the status they feel vaping or owning an iPhone. Hopefully kids will realize the importance on these changes. I believe it will bring kids back to reality. Life is better when it’s simple 😊
I just hope no kids get mad at theses teachers I’ve seen too much violence against teachers lately
Theres this thing called self respect I got some when I was a little lad when I wasn't listening to my superiors. They would hit me with a belt or a yard stick. I soon learn to love the pain & I foucused more in school...
When I got older and they gave me councelling & mental health support my councillor told me it was ashame that he couldn't beat me to a pulp because its illegal now. I thought the same as well a sad shame..
just more gutless coddling. there aren't any natural consequences of inattention and disrespect of the learning process, like failing a subject and having to repeat a class. if the student doesn't want to be in school, or to learn while there, we need to respect them and let them go.
Students should learn financial trading and investing as a mandatory academic skill, that will reduce poverty of the future adults
What if I as a parent have to text or call my kid to arrange things? They should be able to check them during recess or breaks.
Every school has an office with a secretary that will happily answer the phone & pass on your message
Finally
I think this is a brilliant idea and we will be sure to see the number of kids paying attention will increase
I love the kids and stuff and I really think this will help them in the long term
lol. You're a comedian right?
Its about time! What took so long??
When you say mental health support, dors this mean more prescription drugs for children?
you mean they were allowed??
Yeah djt allowed for 2 nd w u
Come to him. As u r innocent and u lost ur mind for the path u road in
@@niningsetia4213 can you type that again in a way i can understand it
school is the baby sitter and the phone is the parent
Work places next
About time!!! Wow! Where have you been common sense adult?!
Great idea ,,,,, hope this happens…..
What a joke. He has no idea
How about a teacher looks at the kids and see they are not on their phones. It takes 2 eyes. Smh. My kids already know not to use it but to check it at recess. Side tracking and distracting from real problems. You just made the kids more slick at what they do. Especially teenagers. I had teachers fall asleep in class, kids actually smoking in the bathroom, drugs, you name it.
Digital citizenship????
Jesus...bout time
In behalf of the parents out there, congratulations and thank you very much for the new rules, Education Minister Stephen Lecce!
1/2 the problem is parents calling their kids during class
@@TheBigPinapple responsible parents should know their kids' schedules so that the will know when to call and when not to...
@@Macli-ingSibley or... even take it a step further and wait till they see them again in person
Who will enforce this rule? Parents give phones to students to keep in touch with them, which is ridiculous. Phones should be put in lockers, if not perhaps Lecce should go to schools and enforce it himself.
I’d love to see any of these politicians just spend a day in a public high school…
So they dont want recording devices in schools. Makes sense.
That’s certainly a part of it, they don’t want kids filming just as much as they don’t want them using the phones during class. It’s just odd they don’t like students to film in general though, seems strange
Yes Yes yes they can do for capol aors and if they don't lessen dismissed wen i oas student to respect the teachers the education and the public the student pesit you oas waterfowl years
What took so long.
The question is how are we going to show proof of something that actually happened in the classroom without using a cell phone? This method of banning cell phones in schools is far from being logical.
Silly,. Who is going to enforce this? Simply a transfer of responsibility. What if the student refuses to give up the device? The solution is simple: ban devices from inside classrooms, make parents accountable, make refusal to give up device a penalty of expulsion. Enforce student bullying in the digital work mandatory criminal charges and charge parents with neglect. Parents should also take responsibility. why does your child need a smartphone. Ban smartphones until at least age 16 or something.
my fwb from a few years ago was my grade 10 English teacher.
how wild is that
More government interference, shameful! Schools can make own policy.
Oh yeah because that’s going so well… 😂
Wonder how that works on students with medications linked to their phone.
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That's racist
Sending kids back to the stone age.
..... where they had attention spans and learned correctly!
Morè funding lol
Maybe you should start off by paying teachers livable wages so we can really have a serious place with accountability in our schools.
$59,000.00-$103,000.00 for a teacher in ontario
I’m from a family of teachers…they’re paid well beyond a livable wage compared to the rest of the population. It’s a tough and important job, but they’re definitely compensated well.
Hey look another Union member trying desperately to go after the Ford government for more money. lol.
. A livable wage? None of you in this union of so-called teachers do your job.
I would do anything to take your wage AND your government pensions from you.
You are all useless. That is a fact.
@user-vo4wh6nv2n - With a name like "hsjsisjsj" and an account that is one month old, I am calling Troll/S-Poster. Zero effort one as well.
Livable wage? $103000.00 isn't a livable wage? Seriously!