One of the major reasons for discipline within the schools today is for the use of mobile phones. Whether texting under the desk or talking too loudly in the lunch room, it seems that kids are using today’s mobile technology when they should be learning.
Spokane thinks they have an new idea. Somebody please tell me it is not.
A Spokane area high school is testing a cell phone jammer to block students from texting and calling.
Mt. Spokane High School recently completed a three-day test. Principal John Hook told KHQ-TV the jamming device was turned on during class time and off during passing periods and lunch hours to give students access to parents or to make important calls.
The Mead School District is checking to make sure the jammer complies with all laws before putting it into use.
I like the idea, provided it has a central on/off switch so that during emergencies one button opens all comm-lines.
What the hell a kid needs a mobile phone for, I have no idea. At my junior high and high schools we all survived with a payphone. Damn, that makes me sound ancient (but it’s true).
AFAIK theaters have tried to install cell jammers before, but it’s illegal for anyone who ain’t a Fed.
There are some issues regarding the operation of an unlicensed transmitter in that frequency spectrum.
I’d like to have one in my car. Force all the dingbats within a given radius to hang up and drive.
Gudis & Bob, I was into ham radio for a time back in the late 50’s, and the rule then was that anyone could transmit on any frequency at under 100 milliwatts power without a license.
With more modern technology, it should be possible to put out that 99 mw within a building so that it doesn’t interfere with phones outside the building.
What seems to be more to the point, though, is that no one else can use a cell phone either, student or not, so no one could call 911, etc if the need arose. For that reason alone, the school’s liability is hanging out a country mile. I can’t believe this one got past their barrister.
Bob, that would assume they will hang up instead of continually dialing and spend even more time looking at their phone than usual.
Publicly announcing an intention to interfere with a licensed radio service is a dandy way to invite a visit from the FCC. Devices covered under Part 15 are supposed to cease operation when interfering with a licensed service.
As much as I’d like to see cell phones rendered inoperative in various venues, short of building a Faraday cage around each school, there’s not much the district can do other than enforce (presumably) existing rules against disrupting classes and other related activities.
As to why you give a kid a cellphone, me knowing where my daughters cellphone is is only a couple of mouse clicks away. Since the odds of it being more than a few feet away from her are about the same as having the second coming, I now know where she is. Yes I AM Big Brother. Moreover, the computer at home monitors her location and if her speed exceeds 55mph I get a text message. I also check to see when she gets/makes calls and text messages and take action as necessary which apparently makes me an unusual parent
How is this attempt different (in principle) from banning guns from everyone in order to keep them out of the hands of those that would abuse them?
Let’s also remember that jamming/blocking cell phone signals at the school would also prevent visitors from being able to make/receive calls. Shall we punish them as well?
It’s better to teach responsibility.
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