Hotflash News: Worcester Cracks Down on Phones in School
Wednesday, March 15th
Wednesday, March 15th
In current events, Matty and Nick discuss Worcester schools' decisions to ban mobile phones, and all the reprecussions, both positive and negative.
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We talked Indians 37. Podcasts are always on him. Mind you schedule and WA AF. The same time we should do something if it's hot and flashing your view only doubt in my. Betty and nick we'll cover it here's your hot flash on WA AF he has. We talked about yesterday were trying to get hot flash pronunciation fixed which we will. A flash. A flash us. Vocal story other horse Raza truces and it. More than a half fear into a new policy effectively banning cell phones in schools. A school committee standing. Area meeting. And they're going to keep with the controversial rule keep the cell phones on the Worcester schools now the good. Well the committee might soften one part of the new policy that's proven unpopular with the kids. That is an extension of the band to all school related events. Now they had a student wrapped up. From worst attack high school imploring a committee. Monday night to revise their policy to allow students to use their phones during lunch study halls and other free time as long as it's free time. But the committee ultimately decided to side with the administrators. Reporting the policy's been successful overall cutting down phone use. In schools now the policy requires students to keep their phones powered off. At all times during the school day and their cracking down on this and they're saying that. That is helping with phone addiction. Lack of concentration and even bully. Tire was just. Sending out between say that you say it's even in years and this woman is beautiful man right here in the studio I will leave right now. You don't need to be on your phone none of it we didn't have cell phones and we are in school the distractions we had. Were passing notes to each other. Conversations. Flicking people in the year and starting fights yeah trying to see if you can drop your pencil and then get a sneak peek at someone's rack right. Old school high school to chicanery in nonsense or in my jinx my case in my body DeVon is next in high school fund funny little things like stabbing some on behind you adjust to the pencil which I witnessed in the school. But nick. It brings up this passing gas and blaming it on somebody else I mean that's what you're supposed to do exactly. Snow in bras but the stories the stories crazy because. They say oh well keeping the phones off during the day has helped cut down on phone usage over that's like. Not turning on your lawn mowers help cut down a lot more related accidents no blank. It's interesting because of person I saw this I was like okay. That's a little much the students should have the most like. No they don't well meaning and well what I was thinking was like if you're a latchkey kid. And you need to get in contact with the Iran homer in the vs their pick you up some of these calls this high school freshman look like they're twelve you know I mean that they're just little kids deal. So I thought. That's a good thing got the phone. But there are some policy of it's they can have the phone they just have to have an off during school hours I'm cool with that yet where they have to pay attention to get their education and develop their skills and they. Pre made in post pubescent environment and the most formative years of their young existence magic might be important now I'm sure taking my. Grandpa get off my lawn stances not going to be terribly popular. With the thirteen eighteen year old set yeah but you don't need to refresh your tweets you don't need to post a status update right you don't need to snap that. I mean no you should be snapping rosneft at night not pictures are like that as well that's what you don't we should we do you should be you should be thrown spit balls right. Ideas on Twitter right. You know it's just don't do it this year this is a non starter. Kids I've heard from parents that. Kids don't get phones usually some some parents are cool that it tends number twelve summer fourteen. But you can have an account my body can have what you can pick one social media account. By your parents after like following monitored they said all the restrictions and asking your kid to have a cellphone these social media responsible just give them unlimited data and limitless access to the phone. Is just begging for trouble that is. Wrapping yourself in state games and jumping into a shark to Willie could look no further than even in my life and it's just a coincidence that day. Two days and mad Max has twelve per day. Him and he got a phone today called me and our office there was this first time as a red phone and we got a form because of the aforementioned. Port where he might be left alone for our school. And just in case that happens the babysitters and think about one timer he's got a way to access Yoko so for us it's just like you can only use it for that. That you had a perfect chance to say college mom and that you said access yeah so don't go like you had a delivers just that nice opportunities just like connect. Have a mother son moment and instead you just like absolutely it is like oh look there's a puddle right in the car driving by my wife let me just last year. Hey listen I report you decide. Nice and it's is that what the school Greg Hill. And I got kicked out for peeing in the water fountain the fun things he's doing school I had I known I know that school where the work. That's funny and I pointed out to my nephew going about a mile high school. When the smoking area was a student she's watched Dennis. Okay yeah you're right thank you so much text line exactly what 774. And tell the freaking kids to talk to each other. 978 me. A football field goal and that's the way you answer this time dash. 978 giving atomic wedgie was always a good time horse I don't need to learn my place in the social hierarchy because it's something I read. On FaceBook at lunch I need to know what because. Mean girls were mean to me and bullies bully me right I don't wanna get cyber bullied somewhere between social studies. You know and math class I wanna get really bullied. Nate I'd put Hillary back. Half okay. He's got picked out. Well I'm Bob. It's still out there and you had bone in his book that bush anti bullying happens to all you happy healthy original it did bowling at this all of she applied school. Master. You know where this law would not stand snowflake academy. They were the students would not stand for this is no later than kids are wired snowflake academy they can be whoever they want to. Wherever they wanted they Dana whenever bathroom they want to they tell the teachers when the teachers can use the phones let's go to bill on line one with a thought on this story bill what's up buddy. And who guys. That are talking about eight cell phone all right yes absolutely was to schools. Well how do you often thought it would hit both know what is what could happen without fur protests. That's exiled Iraqi good god oh god they'll look great years there ego 978. As he had to give. Yeah you gotta give wedges at the water bottle it's not call I've never used a bubble I know what the Bob Bly me as. Yet the freshman jock strap c'mon. Hot if you're on your phone on the 978 says how are you going to be get how we gonna get stoned in the bathroom right exactly how are you gonna vapor in the nondenominational. Generalist bathroom. The 508 they should only be worried about their school work and what that and they need to use based on their gender and education. Exactly go honest about global ridiculous as Matty yeah they're all there now. Now they wanna get on their phone mirror you know I've perhaps a fraud now at this point now have these kids like. They're not actually interacting like hey let's go to the prom together like Q you like me hey you wanna go out hey. The kids get together and you know scoop on each other was right to return to make naturally to infants are good yeah yeah scooped you help up you screw now are you notice that in of course you have that there is January as I go to when that term was front and last year's mean. My my right leg just turned to dust and bones well as I got one foot in the grave parity it's all good. But I wouldn't be surprised even at this point now if their high school kids that have liked dating accounts. Yeah absolutely well there's apps oh you know what you bring to mind about we will revisit this topic I think this will be a hot topic in in maybe 5 o'clock hour. Phones in schools but nick you bring to mind. A new sponsor another new sponsor we hear. I have it here at Matty and act. It's a way that these kids and anyone can connect on hook up you know we had a new sponsor. Scuba. Now member of that. Well we have another new sponsor now that might help these kids or anyone I would say hopefully anybody. Older yeah all of this that this kid I mean twins and again when we anybody whose sponsors as sponsors I'm using the air quotes Bob yeah here on the Matty nick program yes of course everything. Like the adult beverages we often speak out and most of that irresponsible activity. Is to be consumed and enjoyed by the club over 21 yes now let's hear that new sponsor. Hey New England we know how hard it is to meet that special someone that life partner you've been dreaming. 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