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Like I said. if it protects the victims of bullying, then provide the lockers.

just like that thing about "if it saves the life of one child then it was all worth it"

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I didn't say that children needed one but many parents require them to have one on them for reassurance.

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It's enough for some of them to remember if they have their lunch box and PE kit in school let alone remember about a locker and code :D

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But you agree that they need them before and after school? :)

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I wish they didn't have to, and most don't. Working or distracted parents are a 'mare. Kids just like 'stuff' :D
Maggie and I are at tangents due to the difference in ages that we teach :)

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I agree with you on this ,there is no need for a mobile in school at all and what we are forgetting is that most of the cyber bullying happens at home or to and from school not in the class .My 19yr old apprentice is banned from using his mobile at work ,i will tollerate being interupted with a tweet or facebook or a text from the bird he dumped on saturday ,he lives with my rule or he doesn't work ..simple,the same should apply at school imo

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She's the Mary Whitehouse type, and you're the Mary Poppins :)

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Why go to the expense of providing lockers to cover up a problem ,that won't cure it ,thats just trying to bury the problem it's attitudes and discipline that need to change not storage facilities

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And you are...?

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Yes. Space and finances are very tightly squeezed let alone supervision of them.

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[QUOTE=Caff;35200924]And you are...?

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he's the Kevin or Perry type :D

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[QUOTE=martyh;35200935]Gawd - got one of those still at home.
Where's me spoonful of medicine for that? :D

@ OP:
Testy ground and plain wrong. Youngsters know their rights and so do their parents. Lockers are not the answer - principles are.
If schools need to step in to educate children into a meaningful and rewarding and productive society then they have to. If and IF the children need to learn about a pat-down or worse then they'd better get used to it.

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They shouldn't take their phones into class anyway so I can't see the problem. Would you take your phone into a interview turned on?

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Just Gary :)

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I'm dubious about being instructed on how to behave as a teacher and what to do etc by the government whom probably won't provide the infrastructure to aid teachers to do so. .I'm in firm agreement about no child needing a mobile in school IF you had read this thread

Parents who don't support this will go out of their way to make it difficult and frankly most head teachers won't bother to do more than pay lip service to it.

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Best not to go there.To do so is to invite infractions.;)

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@ Maggy:

"Best not to go there.To do so is to invite infractions.;) "

I accept the warning, and thank you.

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now think of those poor soles that didn't get the warning in time :(