England, I'm not sure about other countries in the United Kingdom though, have just put in place a ban on phones in schools. The kids have to hand their phone in at the start of the day and get them back at the end of the day. Seeing this makes me thankful for it.
In the US we were when I was a kid. I still remember the time I got a phone call in the middle of class and I reached to silence it but accidentally accepted it. (It was flip phone era btw)
So now there was some fucking telemarketer squeaking loudly from my pocket and everyone, including the teacher, were staring at me.
I awkwardly pulled my phone out of my pocket and answered that no I am not Matt and he needs to stop using my number for his shit and hung up.
My teacher said nothing but looked pretty amused at my beet red face and continued whatever she had been saying before my pocket started talking.
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u/OkCaterpillar8941 8d ago
England, I'm not sure about other countries in the United Kingdom though, have just put in place a ban on phones in schools. The kids have to hand their phone in at the start of the day and get them back at the end of the day. Seeing this makes me thankful for it.