To be unhappy my child's phone was confiscated?

[Phoneproblems]

I have no issues with the phone itself being confiscated but apparently it is only to be returned on Friday - surely this cannot be right?

I suppose it adds impact.

I think we need more information.

Is this for a first offence (I'm assuming using in school time?) In my dc's school, iirc, first time they confiscate for one day, next for a week, then for a week plus a parent has to come in to pick up the phone. Fair enough imo.

How old is the child?

Them's the rulz!

Why has your child got a phone in school? If they have along walk to and from school can't it be handed in to the office during the day.

Either it's right to confiscate or it's not, the length of time is dependent on the crime.

Dd's will apparently make an exception if eg they need it for the journey, but even then they expect parents to back it up.

If caught in school with our phone (unless authorised) we had our simcard locked up and phone returned.

You can ask for it back and they must give you the property back immediately- they have no legal right to hold onto it as all that needs to happen is an accusation someone has used it and made costs or downloaded something on it.

Happened to us a lot but teachers caught on that some phones were used as carer contact etc.

Once you get it back then kick kid up butt for using it instead of listening in class.

Is that a known rule? Did they flout the rule? Yabu to focus on this when your focus should be how dc found themselves in this position.

Ask the school if the phone can be kept in the office in school hours and your child has to sign it in out each day.

11 - using it at lunch time. Apparently they were messing around taking photographs and were caught. No problem with the phone being removed, dc knows it shouldn't be out in school, but I am unhappy with it not being returned at the end of the day.

What is the school policy re phones?

What is the policy for misuse?

What did your child do?

How many times had they done it?

Depends why they need it. Long commute home I would want them to have it, otherwise...they'll live.

Presumably they where using the phone when they knew they shouldn’t be and where aware of the rules?

Sounds normal to me (assuming he was using it when not allowed).

Well it’s lesson learnt. A few days with no phone may do her good!

But my question is whether they can legally do it or not.

I pay for the phone, it is in my name and is my property.

Schools are a law into themselves. Your kid can get beaten up but you won't see the police charging the other kid with assault.

I am so glad that when I was at school there was no such thing as mobile phones.
I would imagine the temptation to use them would be very high esp if their peers are using theirs.

That said if it is the school rules that they do not use them while at school then they should be kept put or locked away .
So for the teacher to confiscate it until the end of the day is not so bad .

What is the policy on phones?

You know, it might be that the school want you to get the message as much as your DC.

Just go in and get it if it is yours, I would have thought they would just hand it over rather than just argue.

I wouldn't like either of my two to be without their phones as they have a long walk home.

Why would they want me to get the message? I'm happy for the phone to be taken from dc and confiscated but not for five full days.

If it's your property then I very much doubt the school can refuse to return it to you, rules or no rules. Confiscating during school hours is not actually depriving you of your property, as your property was in the custody of your daughter. After school hours - the school needs to return your property when asked to do so.

However, I suspect the only way you will find out is to go into the school and ask for your property back. And if they say no, challenge them on their authority for refusing to hand back your rightful property.

Thanks, I'll do that riding

Go get it back.

How are you planning on punishing dc for this?

They have a detention at school. If they had been using it in a lesson I would confiscate at home but since it was lunchtime and it was handed over apologetically I think that's enough.