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[@unknownlegendishere]

Ok

[@Sibomb]

2nd

[@AluIsHigh]

Hey mike can you legally search for someones house to ask them to write a hand written apology in canada?

[@caiden-_-]

I'm not sure how school was when you were younger but this doesn't seem accurate, what school has only 5 periods? Isn't 10 the normal

[@Syntyce]

🗿

[@harleyquinn5774]

So if you are a parent, make sure to read before you sign.

[@iamliber8583]

If you are a kid don't abuse your phone

[@og_3rd_st_saint_gat]

True and make sure to take your phone back if the teacher tries to keep it within certain reasons

[@YTStarGazer]

@@iamliber8583True, although abusing the phone usage itself isn’t always the reason the phone is taken. It definitely goes on a case by case basis.

[@sippinjuiceforlife3734]

@@iamliber8583100%, it wastes resources & time, but so does a power hungry teacher. Always read what you’re going to sign & agree to.

[@rollihd714]

oh my parents knew

[@flippingforreal109]

That's why parents and kids should read the school handbook so they can find out what they can and can't do at school.

[@Bacteriophagebs]

None of the schools I ever went to had handbooks. We were just supposed to know all the rules through osmosis. It was good preparation for the rest of life, because that's also how laws work!

[@Liam_The_Great]

@@Bacteriophagebsyou can google the law

[@heinrich.hitzinger]

​@@BacteriophagebsWell... One can always look up the laws... That's how legislation works...

[@darnedkat]

I ain't reading allat

[@originaljokegaming2948]

My school actually hides the handbook from us.

[@Xayver1082]

Once got my phone taken away during school, dad had to get it afterwards. They told him that next time they would be holding it for the semester, he laughed and said "You can fucking try, I paid for that phone and you wont be keeping it."

[@Travieso_z33]

One time I got my phone taken up and my mom had to pay 15$ to get it back

[@JJ-FRASER-]

That’s theft bro tell them to take it and then file charges.. would’ve been legendary tbh haha

[@MeIsAiden]

@@Travieso_z33what the duck

[@ashckgamer]

Damn your dad is soo chill bro

[@lufie56]

Too bad your father clearly doesn’t know how to discipline you. If he did maybe then you wouldn’t have your phone out in class.

[@maxwellquipey1]

"My phone's dead!" "I invoke the fifth"

[@realausome]

"How are you gonna call your mommy if you dont have your phone?" I'll just go to the office and call her there.

[@Duckee-ji3yu]

@@allasar who doesent

[@MrMinusguy]

@@allasarlmao dude, it was normal to know numbers by heart before the cell phones became widespread

[@allasar]

@@MrMinusguy it was. But we are talking about high schoolers. They grew up in a world with cell phones.

[@1-4-johnny.cash.fan-8-8]

​@allasar I'm currently a senior in high school and I have all important phone numbers memorized. That includes my mother, father, mother's work phone, step-father, Marine Corps recruiter, recruiting substation commander, aunt, and grandmother. Not all of those area codes are the same, but I took the time to memorize them in case I didn't have my phone with me.

[@ICanSmellYourFear69]

@@1-4-johnny.cash.fan-8-8same, but i remember my cousin’s phones too to keep in touch sometimes.

[@hannamariewilson]

A teacher saw my cell phone IN MY LOCKER, TEN minutes before school started and took my phone the day before I was leaving for vacation. I don't forgive her.

[@hannamariewilson]

I was literally pressing the button to turn it off. I wasn't holding it, I was touching the phone while it sat on a shelf in the locker before the school day started.

[@winterwulf1995]

I would've put my foot through the windscreen of whatever shitbox her pathetic salary affords her

[@BLITTLE707]

If it's in a locker and before school starts wtf was the issue?

[@andy8357]

​@@hannamariewilsonDidn't they return it to you after the school day?

[@aidenyorke2132]

Get her boss on that, that's abusing her power.

[@exotic739]

Once in my school , the principal had an announcement and said "all students must give their cellphones to the teacher , students will be getting them back by the end of the school day" everyone gave their mobile phones , later she had an another announcement said Cellphones are now banned and students will have to give 2000Rs to get their phones back , this caused a riot and everyone rushed to principal office , student broke glass windows and door , in the end principal had to give everyone phone back without any fee 🤣

[@marekgaming8456]

W

[@popcornpizza8869]

Is that not illegal..?

[@oddred4298]

​@@popcornpizza8869charging a fee for a stolen property? Probably yes

[@cdel4391]

​@@popcornpizza8869doesn't sound like usa, probably Russian school

[@desaug]

@@cdel4391 the currency is Indian tho

[@Lobotomy2.2]

That teacher is a type of person that brings 18 people on a 18+ movie 💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@BuiHieuDong]

The amount of times some of my classmates have been warned by the teachers because their phone notification sounds randomly went off in class is comical.

[@korbloxdeathspeaker]

Donggg

[@dillpickle7633]

The worst part is they are always so loud

[@melofelo4484]

Unironically the reason my phone is indefinitely on silent

[@dbspaceoditty]

see, in the 00s, teachers had a hammer in their desk. and would in fact use it to smash phones. if you had an illness or took care of family members, you could have your phone on you.

[@HariSeldon913]

Today must have been really fun for that.

[@S0n0fG0D]

Bro if a teacher pulled that I'm letting my intrusive thoughts win 💀

[@Yippeee5959]

Same im bringing a aluminum rod

[@SussyCheezyPZ]

​@@Yippeee5959Yeah same too I'm gonna bring the ak-47

[@obi-nh9eh]

The teacher allowed his intrusive thoughts win aswell

[@Yippeee5959]

@@SussyCheezyPZ 🤝yes

[@Bitchy-girl]

Fr

[@ShiggyMomo]

Remember kids, always carry a decoy

[@arsh_11]

If a teacher says he'll take my phone for as long as he wants, yeah I think we getting personal 💀💀

[@Sovrakha]

In highschool we had a substitute teacher in our civics class for about a month or so, and he was a very chill dude. Didn’t have a problem with people using their phones as long as it wasn’t distracting. One girl was constantly on her phone with notifications going off, and after repeated warnings he took her phone and promised to give it back at the end of class. We were all so focused on our work that we didn’t notice until he handed her phone back - he put a layer of paper around the phone, and then wrapped it with multiple layers of duct tape 😂 it took her a good while to unroll it all, and we all had a good laugh about it. The girl was amused by it as well and not upset at all.

[@itzwabo5231]

Damn your lucky to have a teacher like that

[@maxmousemys6088]

Lol

[@ianbelletti6241]

Was it a modern smart phone? If it was an older model where you can easily remove the battery, I would have separated the battery from the phone and wrapped it so that the back, battery, and phone were all in separate layers and taped to hell and back with packaging tape. She'd have probably gotten home before she could successfully unwrap it.

[@Sovrakha]

@@ianbelletti6241 It was one of the older phones with the removable battery, so that would have been a great idea 😂

[@itzwabo5231]

probably wudve been a modern one cuz kids these days istg@@ianbelletti6241

[@GrOvEr_UndErWoOdThEsAtyR]

“You better have it charged” My brother a menace to society making sure it dies:

[@ricardodiego8693]

Bro what is that english 💀

[@GabrahmRotom]

​@@ricardodiego8693wdym its completely fine

[@ichosolemanuel6048]

Just put the phone in your backpack theyre not allowed to search it lol

[@bodycount5708]

@@ichosolemanuel6048they can during a drug/weapons search or the like. Now the real best place to put it, is down your pants, hell even in your pocket. “Let me have your phone”, “what phone?” *slides in pocket* “the one you just put in your pocket” “um that’s my wallet thank you, and I’m not required to empty the contents of my jeans in front of you”

[@RealLukifer]

​@@GabrahmRotom wtf does op's brother have to do with the video

[@-lauren_elizabeth]

My school can take it for up to like a week I think but they aren’t very strict on them, as long as you’re not in first year, you can have it in your pocket and go in it as long as the lesson is not happening (e.g the teacher hasn’t come in yet)

[@tetraxis3011]

They shouldn’t take it if it isn’t making noise or being used. Period.

[@wysx69]

As a high schooler, I refuse to give my phone to the teacher.

[@SubtotalStar850-uh8pg]

Well that's all fun until you go to jail for assault lol

[@wysx69]

@@SubtotalStar850-uh8pg fr ☠️

[@JibrilPC]

what does assault have to do with anything ​@@SubtotalStar850-uh8pg

[@ThaWrongFong2050]

@@SubtotalStar850-uh8pgYou mean the teacher would? Lol he just said hes not giving it up not beating the teacher up. 😂

[@GlyphAbiff]

A child can definitely refuse to give their phone up because a teacher can’t physically assault them to take it either.

[@Doogalebot12]

So young, so Naive

[@GlyphAbiff]

@@Doogalebot12 I’m an adult and a veteran, I’ll whoop a teachers ass up and down a hallway if they touch a hair on my child’s head or their property for any reason and then the police can haul us BOTH off to jail for breaking the law. You can call that Naive but I call it standing up for your principles. I’d love to know how you legally assault a child to take their phone (which are worth enough to count as grand theft in some states) from their pocket, purse, or hand. You also have to figure out how to stop their Father from curb stomping you the same day when he specifically instructed his child to never give their phone to any “authority figure” that doesn’t have a warrant for it and then you attacked them to take it.

[@Doogalebot12]

@GlyphAbiff Bro she was on her phone ignoring the teacher ofc the teacher Finnair rake her phone away it's distracting because of her 5 second attention span bc ur dumbass decided to let her constantly be on her phone lmao All Respect to a Veteran nonetheless just perspective is needed

[@Doogalebot12]

@GlyphAbiff And you signed a waiver when she goes to school. It's called a policy contract form. Your students' rights and responsibilities and your responsibilities of a legal guardian too which can involve taking your child's phone away depending on the state and area or plain contract

[@GlyphAbiff]

@@Doogalebot12 I have never signed any document forfeiting my parental or property rights nor that of my child and I never would. You can lick the state indoctrination camp boot all you want but the truth is local policy doesn’t trump state and federal laws. Commit grand theft and assault on my child using a school or group policy as an excuse and not only do you go to jail but you also get your ass bear first. Children don’t own property, the phone is mine for all legal purposes and it won’t be surrendered to anyone that doesn’t have a warrant and several armed officers there to enforce it.

[@frazierthomas8903]

A teacher taking your phone is like your landlord taking your couch.

[@GodOfTeleportation]

"And Make Sure It's Charged Before I Come" Lol

[@shado-1345]

Fun fact: there was a lawsuit regarding this exact issue stating that keeping the child's phone overnight left the child vulnerable and unable to contact anyone when an emergency occurred. Or something along those lines.

[@EnthalpyAndEntropy]

It’s worse than that. Even if there weren’t an emergency communication aspect, there are limitations to the guardian pro tem thing AND last I checked school is required so there is a coercive aspect to the signatures. Another AND, there are plenty of kids who are 18 senior year. Fun story, back in the 90s after I turned 18 senior year, I made a suggestive hat and wore it to school. An assistant principal took it and wanted one of my parents to collect it. I threatened him and he sent a cop to my house later that day. The cop noped out of there as soon as he found out I was 18, the assistant principal gave him everything needed for a theft arrest, and I started insisting I wanted a report and the assistant principal arrested for theft. Basically, “yes, officer, I did threaten him over the theft. He needs to be arrested, my property returned, and I dare you to arrest me. I’m sure we’ll have a splendid time in court.”

[@ekohw]

​@@EnthalpyAndEntropy thats semi funny, not the hat part but the "im 18, i can collect it myself" bro messed around and found out

[@TheFakeyCakeMaker]

It's be interested in the outcome seeing as even with a phone the battery could die or there be no signal so what would the kid do then?

[@EnthalpyAndEntropy]

@@ekohw I had my mom collect it. Dad was too chill and my mom had just sued the superintendent/district over my brother’s homecoming tickets. They took his money and would let him into the dance or whatever and refused to refund his money. She’s a bitch anyway so I’m sure was bitchy getting the hat.

[@Pawcifer]

​@@TheFakeyCakeMakerthat's the least of your worries because in case somebody finds you, there would be at least some way to identify who you are or a friend to call. If there's no phone, then you're done. And those scenarios are most likely not to happen.

[@HiddenYokai]

My cousin got their phone confiscated and their parent legit had to pay $50 to get it back, Texas is wild…

[@Heythebrodyboy]

That's gotta be illegal because they are selling what's not theirs.

[@deathmauler181]

@@Heythebrodyboy bail Amtrak a sale.

[@anhvu-yp9vs]

One time I saw a parent asked to pay $20 for it… She took it off the counter and refused to pay 💀

[@Darthrevan00p]

At my school it's $15

[@ianbelletti6241]

​@@Darthrevan00pthat's definitely gotta be illegal.

[@Love_Anime-t8l]

The way he just took it so gently 😂😂

[@carloslawson2197]

In my school when they take our phones they make us pay $15 to get it back😭😭😭😂😂😂

[@thedumbdudes1437]

Damn Mike want all out for the realistic teacher voice. Its literally satan

[@PraiseTheLordyourGodJesus]

Ephesians 6:10-18 says, Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. The bible is no old book. You have to really let Christ open your eyes; to see the world in shambles. Many people say it's a religion to lock up people in chains, and say it's a rule book.. why? Because people hate hearing the truth, it hurts their flesh, it's hurts their pride, it's exposes on what things have they done..people love this world so much, s*x, money, power, women, supercars.. things of this world. Still trying to find something that can fill that emptiness in your heart. You can't find that in this world.. only in Christ, the bible is no chains, it's a chainbreaker. Breaking your sins into pieces... Repent now, and turn back to the true Lord only.. God bless.

[@garfieldfan925]

If you’ve played Batman Arkham Knight, you’ll know that is literally the Arkham Knight

[@Stupidguy4000]

The cheese man has spoken

[@sillicon8227]

Years ago, my teacher kept my smartwatch for 5 months despite my parents coming to get it back, when it was finally returned, the battery was ruined... still resent that teacher till this day

[@kilpamations3477]

Dam

[@quandaliusbonglewongle]

after 1 week i would take it my damn self

[@Sitharos]

Should have gotten it repaired and sent the teacher the bill.

[@auhsojacosta8078]

blame the company who made it too

[@user-ni7ui1nk8p]

@@quandaliusbonglewongle I’m taking it day 1, assuming I give it over at all, which I wouldn’t. It’s a watch, not a nuclear device.

[@AdamBuckmantechpad1642]

school really was like hell you have to sit around all day with people getting paid to tell you want you can and can not do and you get paid nothing

[@SubtotalStar850-uh8pg]

How is that anything like hell? You must live such a privileged life is being a productive human was such a trauma to you

[@xhotdogxxhotdogx]

He ate that up “make sure it’s charged when I get back “

[@skytiger1584]

Teachers, please don’t keep them overnight. I had my cousin locked out of her house because she lost her house key and couldn’t call her. It was 4 hours she sat outside.

[@SunnyWithAHat]

R I P

[@Luis-ou9fn]

You know what would of prevented that too? If you hadn’t had it out

[@daultrak1ller]

@@Luis-ou9fntf? buddy she’s locked out of her house, unable to call her family, and you’re saying she “shouldn’t have had it out” that’s stupid. they could’ve atleast given it back at the end of the day

[@Theuncletoeticklingtoddler]

@@Luis-ou9fnYeah, but still tf? Dawg she was locked out of her house for four hours. She’s vulnerable and unable to call for help. Like, yeah, don’t have your phone out at school, but, it’s really annoying when it gets taken away when you need it. It can be especially frustrating when your locked out of your house when it’s getting dark.

[@Luis-ou9fn]

@@Theuncletoeticklingtoddler calm down buddy, she sat outside her porch… not an emergency. Acting like she got kidnapped or something. Your teacher warns you what the school phone policy is, and the consequences. If you had your phone out clearly you weren’t thinking about any consequences then, but nooowww. “Ohh nooo. Something unfortunate happened to me.. who could I blame… Aha! The teacher that warned me there is consequences to my actions” listen dummy if you’re ever locked out of your house go to your neighbor, don’t sit outside in the dark like a sped. Go to a neighbor you might trust and stick around for a little bit until your guardian gets home. You don’t need to let anything happen to you just to prove a point.

[@emperordroxx2420]

Let's talk about the schools that required the parents to PAY for the right to get their phone back. I believe it was roughly $50 the first time

[@EliteYoutuber250]

that should be illegal forcing parents to pay to get back their own property

[@InfinityBS]

@@EliteKZbinr250apple moment

[@anhvu-yp9vs]

just ask to see the phone and take it and leave 💀 what are they gonna do? sue me for taking my own property?

[@jasonsalter4683]

My schools is 15 the first time and 20 the second and so forth

[@InfinityBS]

@@anhvu-yp9vs probably detention or some sort of punishment

[@hazimesahe]

I remembered I was falsely accused of stealing a laptop eventhough my friend was right next to me when the incident happened by a racist teacher.

[@cinemaaxx]

mike just turned his voice like VECNA!!!

[@gamerdude422]

One time my teacher took my phone, set it on her desk and told me it was hers until the end of the day. She later left the room and I just picked up my phone off her desk and hid it in my bag.

[@Bacteriophagebs]

You should have then blamed her for letting someone else steal it. (Not really, teachers have it hard enough.)

[@doofuscawt]

Yes the teacher should actually be blamed@@Bacteriophagebs

[@og_3rd_st_saint_gat]

As you should

[@SomeCowguy]

​@@Bacteriophagebsgetting paid for working 3 quarters of the average amount and reading off a textbook? Im taking that job over bricklaying any day

[@DogYearBlues]

​@@hoohoo431clueless

[@eggs7454]

thats why i play games in Bathroom when its Lunch Time.

[@SubtotalStar850-uh8pg]

This is why people can't use the bathroom in between classes

[@GENERALL1382]

Ain't gonna lie me and my teacher fighting before she gets my phone she reads people's messages out loud.

[@bonb213]

If a teacher took my child's phone overnight and the location showed that it was not at the school, I would make it start to scream from midnight until class started.

[@GuidelinesViolator]

dont go to the school tomorrow...

[@SubtotalStar850-uh8pg]

Are you mentally ok?

[@bonb213]

@@SubtotalStar850-uh8pg the teacher has no right to take the phone away from school property so that's the risk that they take. It's also a stupid thing to do if you don't want students to know where you live.

[@wavytoad9983]

Yeah, try to keep my son's phone that I bought him for emergency reasons, and you're going to have an emergency.

[@Cheepchipsable]

If it's for emergencies then what is he doing using it in class.

[@XxRandom_guyXx]

​@@Cheepchipsableidk maybe like use your 2 braincells and remember teachers can take it cause of any sounds it make even if its not your fault

[@OpinionSauce]

If its for emegency reasons he/she needs a medical slip/form that dictates everything that is needed for their wellbeing (all schools have this form as it is legally required). If not then maybe try reading the contract you may or may not have signed before enrollling your child in said school.

[@ourlordandsaviorsquirtle3278]

@@Cheepchipsable dont care, they didn't buy it for it not to get used

[@sophiefrancis8295]

@@ourlordandsaviorsquirtle3278It shouldn’t be used in class though. The teacher shouldn’t take it permanently but until the end of the lesson or day is fine. If they need to use it for a reason, it should be arranged with the teacher. That is just respectful.

[@ashckgamer]

Everyone parents look soo chill man

[@Marciunus16]

They are allowed to keep your phone until the end of the school day. But they cannot just take it away to their home for a whole year. You or your parents paid for that and that counts as stealing.

[@evandurham8908]

Yeah no. They can try all they want but legally speaking they can only take it in the first place if you voluntarily hand it over.

[@evandurham8908]

@The_Genius007 True. Nice catch.

[@og_3rd_st_saint_gat]

Facts and I never consent to that

[@adamsfusion]

It's very unlikely that they need consent to take your phone, even by prying it out of your hands. The courts have frequently upheld teachers using reasonable force to keep a classroom in order, and taking a phone forcefully from you is within that Goldilocks zone of reason.

[@allasar]

I am a teacher, we can take the phone. Now I would never take it by force. If you do not hand it over willingly, you leave my classroom, and we see where we go from there. Never had it escalate to be honest, I teach and give respect. The rare occasion that a student is caught on his/her phone they hand them over. Rules are rules, and if you do not agree with them, there are other schools.

[@lordrevan571]

@@allasar With respect, no, you can't take anything. It's a crime, legally speaking, for one I was not there to sign the school policy or witness it, but assuming I am a minor it won't matter much there, however. Legally speaking, all you can do is request my device and I can tell you no, you can then remove me from the class and have me either sent home or to the office, the same dance will happen with the school admin, you have no legal right, I will say no. Policy of the school does not go over the law, same applies to HOA 'laws' which are more just regulations, police enforce laws, not regulations, take my device and I report it as stolen.

[@Pixelusually]

Imagine having something bad happening related to the law and suddenly mike appears and starts listing the law about it in extreme detail while gesturing constantly

[@TheFakeyCakeMaker]

Sounds like a dream you had, wanna talk about it?

[@Pixelusually]

@@TheFakeyCakeMaker no its just his entire youtube channel

[@ronaldmahan8417]

Kids cant be held to contracts. The phone belongs to the kid. Teacher is a thief and should be treated as such. End of.

[@randomweirdyoutubechannel8955]

Always refuse to give it to them and just leave it in your bag or pocket

[@FolkoMagipaw]

I'd take the disciplinary L over handing over my phone to someone else. It's got important shit, sensitive shit, it's basically your lifeline in emergencies, no. Phone stays with me, always.

[@deathmauler181]

Then don't screw around with it in class? If you cause that much if a fuss while violating regulations you should be expelled

[@CharNatorn]

​@@deathmauler181*phone notification*

[@LordThomasPassion]

​@@CharNatorndo not disturb

[@Wiibiplay]

​@deathmauler181 NERD!

[@tiffanywyatt5137]

Then keep it in your poclet and don't abuse the privilege

[@nuggetnugget8552]

I once left my phone at school by accident, so I had to get it the next day. We’re not supposed to have our phones at school but one of the teachers managed to negotiate and get me off the hook. Thanks Mrs. Kenny. Greatest teacher ever!

[@The360MlgNoscoper]

This is almost the exact opposite scenario lol.

[@scmbgoogle7790]

Mrs. Kenny is the G.O.A.T.

[@VanguardJester]

there's a number of teachers who actively tell children that whatever they bring to school becomes "school property" and that they can simply take things away indefinitely. I've been to several schools, and this has happened to me several times. Although never permanent, the idea that teachers can just say something like this with such ease should be considered abuse, and should get them fired.

[@detaart]

It is your personal property, and as far as i'm aware, you cannot simply sign away your rights as a natural person. So, call the cops, instantly get your phone back. Theft, plain and simple.

[@zenketski]

" I'm taking your phone" No. "Go to the office." Ok. "Give us your phone." No. "You'll get suspended." Ok.

[@demitryhood6382]

Bread

[@Syntyce]

🗿

[@rollihd714]

do this to often and you are getting kicked from the school

[@zenketski]

@@rollihd714 I don't know how school is nowadays but 14 years ago when I was in high school, I would have been expelled 12 times over if that was the case.

[@rollihd714]

@@zenketski depends on the school

[@Henoik]

As a Norwegian I'm always astonished at how everything seems to be okay legally in the US so long as there is a contract. In Europe there are a loot of things that contracts can't legally regulate. For example, even if the contract made it sound like you theoretically sold your phone to the school so it's their property, if it's de facto your property (as in, in practice everyone recognizes it as your property) it IS your property. Contract or not

[@Cheepchipsable]

Maybe you should rephrase that. Do you know what a lease or mortgage is?

We do have these contracts in Germany too, but they aren‘t binding because a minor simply isn‘t able to sign legally binding contracts. At most these contracts are binding for the parents but most schools don’t even have proper contracts. They also likely won‘t be valid in the US (not only that, school law both in Germany and the US is state‘s law, not federal law). However, school law usually has regulations put in place to allow for confiscating items under special occasions.

[@The_J...]

The teacher really said 😂 😂 😈😈

[@Yellow_gamer573]

That strict teacher

[@ADrunkenShoko_1]

“Make sure it’s charged” W bro💀

[@miarakimiko]

bro thought he was cool at the end but he still gotta do the walk of shame to retrieve it💀

[@TotallyNotJakeIGA]

My aunt was my Middle School Principal for 2 years and she was my High School Principal for the other four. She still works at the High School and visits the Middle School. But if anyone did attempt to take things from me or something, she would always know how I felt. She saw it in my eyes and I love her so much for it. My mom passed, so shes like my new mom.

[@veerendrapatidar2929]

I am sorry bro

[@QuoteCaver]

"Hey, I needed a break from social media anyways. Thanks, Mr. Smith!"

[@SubtotalStar850-uh8pg]

Oh I loved that video, it makes them not want to punish you if you enjoy the punishment

[@3uni6]

when you got caught with your phone the teacher takes it for 3 days 😭

[@hënry_zenin]

So wait It's completely illegal for my school to take phones and make us pay 500 bucks to get it back?💀

[@vanessab2392]

Are you serious? Please tell me you're joking!

[@hënry_zenin]

@@vanessab2392 I'm not joking At first it was 100 Then for some greedy for money reason they changed it to 500 They actually do bag and body searches for phones every few weeks and when they find anything, even earphones or airpods they'll take them and make you pay for it

[@og_3rd_st_saint_gat]

Yes it's illegal

[@Heythebrodyboy]

500 damn dollars? That probably costs more than your damn phone

[@griffinchalfant1761]

that's extortion

[@yewchewed]

My school wouldn't give me mine until my mother came. She was forced to walk after a total hip replacement even after explaining the situation. I had it taken while doing a 120fps slow mo of me and my friends running during lunch. I was so proud of my 10mp camera. The tech was crazy back then to me and my friends back then I wasn't in class

[@k.elysium6819]

They have no right to take it during lunch, you're on your own time, you didn't have to hand it over. If still in school next time leave the school and find somewhere nearby to hangout during lunch hour. It's much more relaxing to chill with a bunch of friends at a park, I hate grumpy teachers

[@bobbierobinson6269]

So you made your mom go get your phone after hip replacement surgery?

[@justsomeone2391]

@@bobbierobinson6269 It wasn’t the kids fault. Lunch isn’t an educational period, and they may have been told that they can use their phone during lunch. Someone tried explaining the situation to the administrators/teachers, because thats what the comment says. If a 10mp camera was something to be proud of, then that phone probably costed a lot of money

[@bethanntay]

​@@k.elysium6819that is wrong. By that wonderful and insightful logic, kids can do whatever, because that is their break. Make sure you read before you sign.

[@k.elysium6819]

@@bethanntay I never said that, I meant they can use phones for harmless fun like the poster said, if they are using them for something illegal that's a whole different story.

[@zalmanbelinow7139]

In my school teachers take away phones for life

[@TheGTandFT]

My school in Germany has a policy where your parents have to pick it up at a specific time. If they fail to pick it up they have to wait for the next day and this can go very long

[@chandler6869]

In 5th grade i had a teacher that had it out for me. I wasnt a bad student... he just simply didnt like me. I went to the restroom, and when i came back he took all of my pokemon cards from my backpack (its how i made friends) and gave them to another student and told me i didn't deserve them. Was too embarrassed to tell my mother. Finally told her as an adult.

[@andystar22]

Ight that’s some fucked up shit

[@reberee677]

Not cool man! Pokemon cards were some of the best ways to make friends. Not only that. Some cards could be worth a lot of money now!

[@JavieyauYT]

Theft.

[@JavieyauYT]

GO BACK TO THE SCHOOL AND SUE HIM

[@piratecat990]

A phone in 5th grade??? Sheltered brat.

[@KingSolstice621]

Its still crazy to me that we have to sign a policy like this to go to a place we're forced to go

[@Bacteriophagebs]

Neither you nor your parents actually have to sign it (in most places, anyway). The school still has to let you attend if it's a public school (usually, depends on jurisdiction).

[@deathmauler181]

It is crazy

[@yogijaya2897]

It's crazy that cell phones exist and you can send an email around the world in one second . Be grateful for the help.. give your Mommy a hug today

[@Beethoven8335]

​@@yogijaya2897 lol wtf are you talking about, be greatful for what help lol

[@justsomeone2391]

@@yogijaya2897 What does that have to do with policies??

[@agentwolfpl4703]

actually in court of law t was ruled taking someones phone was an infringement upon the constitutional right of freedom of speech and was ruled by federal judge that they can infact not take someones phone. Due to preventing the child from having nay contact with legal guardian, police, or lawyers. It was ruled unlawful and dangerous, as the student often does not sign and is peerpressured into signing a contract they have no clue about. Which was used to show the problem. a teacher by law can not take your phone no matter what the contract says. Because by federal law if a school system does this, and t is reported that school will ultimately face fines of and up 50 k or millions

[@Kentuck]

Bro about to sue the school

[@Meilimi]

I’d be so upset at both the school and my kid if a $1000 phone got taken/broken.

[@thatoneguy6432]

Nah it broken and not paid for, teacher's legs gonna be next.

[@Afuckingsimp]

Wtf are you doing buying a kid a 1000$ phone? 💀

[@The360MlgNoscoper]

@@Afuckingsimpall phones are that expensive nowadays

[@strawberryhead2010]

That's why I don't take my phone out in class

[@Cheepchipsable]

Some workplaces don't let people have their phones with them.

[@Ecl1ps3_XD]

In my school if the phone is seen you get it taken away, the parents have to pay like 50 dollars to get it back, and the kid get a week in ISS. I kid got in trouble at my school because the principal saw it in his pocket and another kid got in trouble because his fell out of his bag when he was taking something out

[@DavidRay39]

@@Ecl1ps3_XD seriously?? That's messed up.

[@TamPham-uf8mk]

i dont even got a phone😎😎

[@blackjackmafia5282]

Find me one kid who has a medical issue and can't make a call because the school seized it.

[@Karma_asailant]

Honestly keeping people phones overnight is kinda stupid, like what if they live in a dangerous area and can’t call the emergency line because of a stupid policy their school has

[@WhatIsSanity]

Back when I was in school over a decade ago I saw a interaction of a teacher confiscating a students phone and refusing to return it at the end of the day. The student rightly pissed off was immediately scared and offered to stop arguing the point and behave should the teacher give the phone back after class. The deal was not taken. So the student admitted they don't need to play with the phone at school but they sure as hell need it to get home safely, because the threat of filming or calling the police was on the few things keeping her safe on the way home. Teacher flat out said not my problem and kept the phone. Later heard the student was followed and harassed all the way home without any way to call for help. Keep your phone close and don't give anyone a reason, excuse or opportunity to take it from you. It is a tool that can save your life first, a device to make life more convenient second and a toy last. Be grateful if you have one at all, because a lot of people before you didn't when the world was even less safe than it is now.

[@iamsiley]

I doubt this story is true, but, that's not to say this can't happen.

[@alexb372]

When I was in school over a decade ago, they somewhat went by a "rest of class, then next time rest of day, then next time rest of week, then next time rest of semester, then next time rest of the school year." It was only enforced by the teachers' bias in how much they liked the kid or not. Some would walk by a kid's open backpack, see a phone sitting in it, and count it as the next step. Some would catch social butterflies on their phone in the middle of a lecture a couple dozen times through the semester and only get it taken away until the end of the lecture.@@iamsiley

[@davidhansen404]

Problem: Teacher on an ego trip takes ur phone for no reason. Solution 1 (the boring one): ask abt how long they can keep it. Solution 2 (the fun one): take ur phone back and punch them in the face as hard you can as payback, explain everything to the principal and ur parents

[@bobbierobinson6269]

Don't forget explaining to the judge😂

[@davidhansen404]

@@bobbierobinson6269 that's true 😅

[@kannonpq]

@@bobbierobinson6269 Stand your ground actually applies for that in the state of Missouri. There's too many personal documetns on your phone on average that its counted as beyond grand theft, as its potentially the family estate's financial information for hackers. A punch would be considered valid defense against an unarmed thief.

[@crazydoc3770]

Mine says: "first offence: phone will be given at the end of the school day, second offense: until your legal tutor claims it, third ofence: until the end of the school year"

[@roseangelo3625]

Fun Fact : there was a lawsuit Regarding this exact issue.

[@teacher555555]

Hey, law by Mike, kids can't legally sign anything agreeing to anything until they are 18. So even with the kids signature, that contract is invalid

[@iamsiley]

Parents sign the contract.

[@teacher555555]

@@iamsiley yes PARENTS sign the contract so its the parents that agree to the rules or whatever they sign for the child. the child legally can not sign the contract until they become 18 so legally anything signed "for the child" or "on the child's behalf" is not actually legally binding as the child can not sign for it.

[@iamsiley]

@@teacher555555 Yeah, I kind of realized after replying but I was too lazy to go back and fix. Idk, maybe be more specific?

[@zielonythewolf5069]

​@teacher555555 yeah but wouldn't that mean minors don't have to follow rules either because they didn't sign?

[@teacher555555]

@@zielonythewolf5069 technically and legally Yes, you sometimes hear stories of kids being insubordinate to the teacher but in reality the kids never agreed to follow the rules of the class or school so nothing the school can do. Now if you were like my dad and misbehaved in school, you got it when you got home

[@mrfreetime5177]

I got my phone taken away in 7th grade got pissed and marched into the office took my phone flipped off the camera and walked home lol

[@lonelybookworm]

Nice

[@florinradulescu6034]

my school steal the phones. for a year. and yeah its actually real. sometimes teachers visit our homes. and if they see your phone. they imideately steal your phone and give us detention this is how maryland school works

[@t12is_10]

so if teachers see your phone in your house, they just steal it?

[@zaney2172]

If a teacher did that they would be on their way to the hospital

[@LOVEALLAH371]

“HoW aRe yOu GoiNg tO CalL yoUr MoMMY WhEn YoU DoNt hAvE yOuR pHoNe?” Had me dying 😂

[@msg8578]

Some strict schools legally can steal students' phones and keep it for themselves. (permanently)

[@tetraxis3011]

@@msg8578Thats not legal.

[@mclovin2408]

This is why when a teacher demands you give them your phone, either have a backup android or something that you don’t care about, or simply decline to give up your personal property, and take the consequences that follow.

[@Cheepchipsable]

What about, turn your phone off or the volumes down and don't pick it up in class?

[@mclovin2408]

@@Cheepchipsable “pay attention to the teacher!” -🤓

[@Cursed2.0]

bro said a backup android like they aint better than copy and paste with better cameras and worse system iphones

[@mclovin2408]

@@Cursed2.0 look man I recognize that new iPhone models are copy and paste, that’s why I use an iPhone 7, it’s simple, rustic, easy to navigate, and is beautifully cooked with excellent flavor, iPhone has done phones right so much so that they don’t know what else to do. Androids generally are cheaper and easier to break especially in my experience as I used to own androids on 3 separate occasions, but they broke every damn time. Keep an iPhone 2 as a backup for your android idgaf.

[@Cursed2.0]

@@mclovin2408 theyre easier to break because you buy shitty chinese ones..

[@fhenja]

My dad would sue the school if they took it overnight because he bought my phone

[@jessedunn9835]

If your forced to sign to be allowed your right to public education it is void. No they dont have theft rights . Their not a law enforcement department amd even they would require a court order to warrant that.

[@samidevries5397]

I have my school handbook memorized.. not to follow rules but to call out every technicality to get me out of trouble. No phones in school but my alarm goes off, policy says it must be in use or visible and I am not using it nor is it visible, I just won’t turn the alarm off untill given permission.

[@thatoneguy6432]

That... is actually awesome👍

[@jessicaharris1608]

I'm a Millennial so we didn't have smart phones in school. Considering how many people needed to call for a ride home they should never allow phone confiscation. If you're caught screwing around on your phone, it goes in a basket on the teacher's desk that you're allowed to take it back from at the end of the class. If adults are allowed to use their phones on their 15 minute breaks at their jobs, it's not right to forbid a kid from using their phone between classes or lunchtime, which is what confiscation until the end of the day or longer would be. If I had a child in the school system, regardless if the child or us his/her parents paid for it, I would tell my kid that they do NOT have to hand over their phone to anyone, put that phone in your pocket so they'd have to risk a groping based lawsuit. I would NOT sign any policy BS that allowed my kid to get their phone confiscated. If they wanted me to PAY to get my kid's phone back? HELL NO! That's extortion. Give me that phone or I'm calling the cops for robbery.

[@lechkenassh9008]

schools are not allowed to take it from the room your in if so it's stealing it !!! I sent a few to jail for theft !!!

[@mayeks]

When I was in high-school I had a teacher take my phone and they grabbed it out of my hand which in. California the way they grabbed it was considered assault. I slammed the teacher against the wall I got suspended pending investigation for expulsion I was back at school the next day Please if you are in this predicament do not do what i did

[@ratikkakkar3421]

We snitched on a theif/drug dealer to our college dorm warden and got him kicked out. That snitch called cops on us and reported that we sent death threats to him, college authority was reported by the cops so they confiscated our phones overnight to investigate. We were out of trouble, but was this constiutional or not?

[@ghost.7141]

i mean yea, if the police how probable cause for such a thing and completely let you off after finding this report was false, id say thats fine, plus he got in a ton of trouble for that (which the police prob didint tell you but yea thats a felony for making such a claim)

[@gummyneighborino7217]

Awesome,you're a snitch! Want a cookie or something

[@gummyneighborino7217]

@The_Genius007 not if you aint a snitch

[@ratikkakkar3421]

@@gummyneighborino7217 I didn’t go into much detail, that bastard stole 2 phones back to back from my friend and used to bully him. He bashed a metal plate on another guys head once as well, this drug dealer used to get high on H and do heinous things to everyone. I hate snitches but in this case I potentially saved someone’s life.

[@amouryf]

The policy about devices only makes you sign "I've read and understand" so you dont have to agree and give permission, by signing the Halton District School Board form you just confirm that you read it and you understand their basic English.

[@gilbertgoosey]

I imagine that Mike randomly pops out of nowhere when legal trouble comes in some random persons life and he suddenly starts talking about law stuff and then everyone's like "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE LAW BY MIKE, THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THIS WEEK."

[@The_Taco_Thief]

Hell no they couldn't because I wouldn't give it to them and they didn't do a damn thing about it

[@borgranta61103]

A teacher taking a student’s phone is arguably an act of child endangerment especially if they need the phone to have access to 911 as well as communicating with parents to arrange for transportation.

[@EyeLean5280]

Not if they return it at the end of the period or the end of the day. Calm down.

[@OldDemonTooth]

100%. Plus that is MY property, not my child's. If I find out the school took my child's phone I will be there demanding it back immediately. Do NOT touch my personal property.

[@allasar]

I was born before cellphones, managed to survive just fine.

[@allasar]

@@OldDemonTooth You agreed to the school's policies. Don't agree, look for another school.

[@borgranta61103]

@@allasar Back then payphones were common

[@AlD3N]

If they can take my phone they can also take these hands

[@og_3rd_st_saint_gat]

Yes facts they ain't taking my phone

[@halo1989100]

That's battery bud.

[@gummyneighborino7217]

​@@halo1989100 no the battery is in the phone dum dum

[@AndreRosario-zm8pf]

2001 illegal wire taps. No warrant on wire taps. 2016 Due process violation

[@paulgamerboy360]

Those contracts are actually illegal

[@sysadmin_bringbackthecleveland]

bro who has a school day that lasts only 5 periods??

[@David-S.130]

I'm homeschooled mine lasts 4 at my co-op

[@vanessab2392]

He probably has zero period. One of my acquaintances had period zero to period 4, but only her senior year, and only second semester, after taking summer classes, the summer before the school year started.

[@EliteYoutuber250]

me but we still have the same amount of school time because the start doesn’t count as a period

[@caelthesadlettuce]

we have 5 periods in my school

[@Heythebrodyboy]

I have 5 periods

[@riyaddodin9702]

If they never give it back its called theft

[@SharkBait19904]

I just refused to hand it over and all they can do at that point is give detention, give you ISS, or send you home. Mostly because this was back when phones didn't really have lock patterns, fingerprint ID, or face recognition. So teachers or a principal could just look through your phone if they wanted. You probably don't have anything bad on your phone maybe some texts between friends. Yet do you really want some teacher or the principal to go through your phone invading your privacy?

[@brandonmanuel2842]

My school prohibits bringing phones in the classroom.

[@ryanpohl2709]

I once had a teacher who got into an argument over a phone in first period. The teacher took the phone and said he’d give it back at the end of the day. He proceeded to input 0000 as the passcode, effectively locking the phone. He kept a close eye on the phone and continued to lock it out until the end of the school day. The student got their phone back at the end of the school day, but couldn’t use it for the rest of the day thereafter due to the lockout timer.

[@Tatusiek_1]

that’s fucked

[@raccoonsandys3038]

It’s all fun and games until you secretly put a USB killer in his computer

[@YOGIRLMAH]

One day my best friend was on her phone trying to call her mom because she was eng feeling well and the teacher came up and took her phone for the whole week. When it was time for her to get her phone back apparently they lost her phone and didn’t want to even look for it. So now it’s been 1 year and they still didn’t find it. Crazy

[@CelestialKitsune09]

yep that is def gonna be a crime, i think

[@The360MlgNoscoper]

Sue them

[@scmbgoogle7790]

cancel cancel cancel cancel

[@SubtotalStar850-uh8pg]

This story isn't true and if she wanted to call her mother she shouldn't have done it in class, she should have gotten permission or gone to the front office like everyone else. She's not so special that she can call her mom in the middle of class

[@SubtotalStar850-uh8pg]

​@@CelestialKitsune09well you see for something to be a crime it has to have a victim, and this friend is fictional so there's no victim

[@benhoffman1576]

Because schools are public bodies what is the ability to judicially review administrative policies in the US for being unreasonably restrictive toward protected rights for example unreasonable search and seizure? What court in the US has jurisdiction to hear judicial review against public bodies?

[@kacywatson6314]

Legally speaking, no, just at least that’s the case where I live and the reason why it’s because lots of kids depend on their phone to not only contact her parents in the case of emergency of you know what they are a child, but they also use their phones for medical purposes And a child can end up dead so instead of going through that legal mass teachers simply cannot take your phone overnight. I think there’s even rules saying that teachers cannot take your phone during class anymore.

[@pmcollectorboy2929]

"You broke your leg?! How come you didn't call me?!" "Well..."

[@airam1721]

Hell yeah insurance money baby