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A teacher may confiscate personal belongings, particularly if school rules or classroom rules state certain items must not be brought to school. If a student is allowed a particular item but continues to play with the item, distracting him/herself and others from classroom instruction, then the teacher is perfectly within his/her rights to remove that object. * However * the teacher is not permitted to keep the item permanently. Some items should be returned directly to the student's parents and some items should be held in the principal's office for safekeeping. The student whose items have been removed bears the responsibility of courteously negotiating a time when his or her things may be returned.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt depends on the rules at your school - if your school has a strict, no cell-phones / electronics rule - then they can, if your school allows phones - then they cannot, unless that teacher has a specific no-phones rule, however, even if the school DOES have a no phones rule, the teacher does not have the right to KEEP your phone. They can only take it whilst you're in their class, if you don't get it back at the end of the class/day - it's considered stealing, and you have the right to get the police involved.
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∙ 14y agoIt depends what it is, but if he takes it and doesn't give it back and it's valuable then yes it's stealing. Your teacher has the right to confiscate banned items and these cannot be given back to you. The best course of action would be to have your parents meet with the teacher if a valuable item was confiscated, for example, a cell phone or iPod. Items such as matches, knives, pot, pornography, Chewing Gum, pills, and pepper spray are generally never given back and are instead sent to the office. Small distracting items like toys and whistles are usually thrown away.
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∙ 8y agoNo, not legally.
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Why cell phone be disrespectful to the teacher?
because as a teacher u will not learn from a phone
Where is disrespectful to teacher if cell phone ringed and starting to talk?
If its a teacher you shouldnt be talking on a cell phone in class.
What should you do if a teacher takes your phone?
You do not have many choices. If your teacher sees your phone while you are taking a test, the teacher is probably going to assume you are cheating. If you are cheating, simply take whatever consequences your teacher has for it. You could try to talk your way out of it, but it would probably make the situation worse for you. If you truly were not cheating, then you could attempt to explain that to your teacher, but there would most likely be some consequences for having your phone out at all, especially during a test.
When i was hit by car the police wasnt allowed to take the drivers phone because they did not have a permit so how comes a teacher has the power to take my phone off me in school?
Because you have to agree to be subject to all the school's rules to be allowed to attend.
Is it legal for a teacher to look through a kids cell phone if they dont have an reason to?
That will vary. The bigger question is, why would a kid have a cell phone at school? Not being picky, but it makes a difference. If it's against the rules, then the teacher could probably at least take it. If not, then I don't think he should have.
What is the phone numbers of accra college of education?
What is the phone number of Accra teacher college
Can a teacher snatch your phone out of your hand?
No the teacher is not allowed to physically snatch the phone out of your hand in some states this is considered simple assault. The teacher is however allowed to ask you to hand over your phone for confiscation til the end of the day or otherwise noted on the school policies.
How are cell phones used in the class room?
They should not be. I would expect a teacher in any school here to take te phone away for the semester.
What are the consequences of having a phone in school?
Ask your teacher.
Funny things to do at school?
Oh, that's an easy one. If you can get into the classroom before the teacher, and if they're classroom phone is hollow, find a way to open it up. Every day, put a single nickel (or any small object with some weight) inside the phone. After several days of doing this, once the teacher has gotten used to the weight, take them all out. The teacher will probably hit themselves in the face or send the phone flying across the room. :D
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What do you do if your phone goes off in the middle of school?
It depends on your teacher. My teacher use to say: If i hear it , see it, I take it. And she would give it to the office. But, other teachers give you a warning the first time and then if it rings the second time they will give it to the office. But, if they catch you texting, they will directly give it to the office. If your phone goes off, try to shut it. But, if the teacher asks who's phone, you should be honest because they will find out anyways. But if you shut it before they ask, then stay quiet and do NOT look suspicious.
