maybe if they allowed cell phones on breaks or in hallways they would not have to hide them...Teachers should be able to control what happens in the classroom...follow the protocols if they are late to class then detention repeated offense then will lose privilege to brings cells to school....

This is exactly why the county needs to put the kids in uniforms! Teachers spend too much valuable time focusing on skirt lengths and footwear. The dress code is not consistent, it's basically up to each individual teachers opinion. One teacher this year spent at least fifteen minutes of class time lining the girls up in front of the classroom to do a dress code check. That's just ridiculous! I am a very conservative parent and my daughter got written up for a scoop neck tshirt. It did not show anything inappropriate, not even a hint of clevage, but the teacher thought the scoop was too low. Yet, when you walk into the school you will see skirts that are so short the girls can't walk without tugging on them! Stop wasting precious time and put them in uniforms!!

I agree with Newtotheburg - school uniforms would solve the dress code issues and kids could focus on learning.

I agree with the uniform idea, khaki pants/shorts & polo shirts (school colors). But I don't expect to see this in Carroll County any time soon or for Carroll County to take the lead on any initiative.

I don't agree with uniforms in the public school. My son is an 8th grader and just got a cell phone for Christmas. He keeps it in his pants pocket and has it turned off until school ends. He knows he is NOT allowed to use it in school and there is NO acception to that rule or he no longer will have one!! Maybe if the parents would be a little stricker there would not be si many problems.

I agree with you Rhonda about kids needing to follow the rules. I guess I took this in another direction and made it more about dress code instead of the issue of phones in school. However, I don't think banning certain clothing items is the answer. Kids will find other places to hide their phones and other contraband, regardless if they're in uniform or not. I just think that having kids in uniform will relieve the teachers of having to spend unnecessary time focusing on clothing and give them more time teaching. It's just not consistent and banning a certain type of boot is not going to solve the problem.

yes, lets strip children of expressions of individuality, because it can sometimes distract the teacher. It would be ridiculous to tell the teacher: If the kid wants to hide things in boots and distract themselves, let them. If their parents don't have the ability to teach their child the importance of participating in school, that's not the teacher's problem. If the Kid doesn't care, then the teacher shouldn't waste their energy.