Southern Alamance Middle School in Graham, North Carolina has taken drastic steps to reduce the time kids spend outside of class.

Middle school removes bathroom mirrors to stop kids from making TikToks::Southern Alamance Middle School in Graham, North Carolina has taken drastic steps to reduce the time kids spend outside of class.

  • doylioEnglish
    217·
    11 months ago

    I think a good middle ground might be to ban smartphones but not phones entirely. If you want your kid to be able to call you, buy them a nokia or something without internet capabilities

    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      37·
      11 months ago

      I mean the real reason is that parents are almost as bad as their kids with their phones. They have become accustomed to texting their children throughout the day.

      • papertowels@lemmy.oneEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        Wow, that is eye opening. I can’t imagine how bad helicopter parents can be these days…