Meet the member:
Robin Dehlinger
What's your stance on...
Permission slips?
Safety and security?
Media restrictions?
Cell phone policy?
"I think it’s unnecessary. However I also will say that it is required by law, because the statutes say that students cannot be exposed to certain things. And so we have to have some way to make sure that parents are the decision-makers. Now, I think personally that probably less of that is truly necessary, but part of the problem is that if we don’t require it for some things, and then a parent is unhappy with the fact that their child attended something, for example, then we create a situation where we’re in conflict with a parent. So I think the district has tried to bend over backwards to comply with the statutory requirements that the legislature has placed on school districts. And I personally think it’s overkill; I think that the legislature addressed a problem that wasn’t a problem. But school boards have to follow the law. And what I also think is the result, is that sometimes, schools or teachers may stop doing things that they would do, because they don’t want to deal with this whole permission thing."
"I know that there’s new systems that have gone into effect this year that I think are somewhat challenging. I am concerned that students may feel even more like school is a prison sometimes. I used to hear that a lot: 'It’s like a prison here.' And that’s even before we had all of these safety measures. On the other hand, we never want to have a terrible situation happen at our schools, right? So you have to balance the safety of the students and the teachers and all the people that work in the building with the culture and the environment of the school. So I think probably one of the things that we need to continue to focus on [is] social media and cyber issues. Because that seems to be the source of a lot of bullying and harassment of people, that could lead to situations where people don’t feel safe."
"As a teacher, I showed some movies that were R-rated. But I always got permission from the parents. I think it’s a good idea to have parent permission, but I believe the policy now is that there should be no R-rated movies. Even with parent permission, no, that it’s not appropriate. I know that would frustrate me if I was teaching World History, or really any kind of history, because some of the best movies that you might want students to see, or see parts of, are R-rated. So it just depends. I know I would be frustrated with that, but if that’s what the rule is, that’s what the rule is."
"If the teacher says, 'Okay, take out your cell phones; let’s do this,' whatever it might be, or if you want to use your phone as a calculator, or whatever, I think that should be fine. And I also think that parents have a legitimate concern about their children’s safety [and ability] to reach them. So all of those are legitimate needs. The problem is that kids use their phones for communicating with each other, texting with each other, and on social media, or gameplay during the day. And that is a huge distraction from learning in the classroom and being able to focus in the classroom. So I think we need to have parents recognize their important role, and [make] sure that their children understand that when you go to school, that cell phone is only to be used if it’s allowed and permitted by the teacher, and otherwise it needs to be off."
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Meet the member:
Robin Dehlinger
What's your stance on...
Permission slips?
Safety and security?
Media restrictions?
Cell phone policy?
"I think it’s unnecessary. However I also will say that it is required by law, because the statutes say that students cannot be exposed to certain things. And so we have to have some way to make sure that parents are the decision-makers. Now, I think personally that probably less of that is truly necessary, but part of the problem is that if we don’t require it for some things, and then a parent is unhappy with the fact that their child attended something, for example, then we create a situation where we’re in conflict with a parent. So I think the district has tried to bend over backwards to comply with the statutory requirements that the legislature has placed on school districts. And I personally think it’s overkill; I think that the legislature addressed a problem that wasn’t a problem. But school boards have to follow the law. And what I also think is the result, is that sometimes, schools or teachers may stop doing things that they would do, because they don’t want to deal with this whole permission thing."
"I know that there’s new systems that have gone into effect this year that I think are somewhat challenging. I am concerned that students may feel even more like school is a prison sometimes. I used to hear that a lot: 'It’s like a prison here.' And that’s even before we had all of these safety measures. On the other hand, we never want to have a terrible situation happen at our schools, right? So you have to balance the safety of the students and the teachers and all the people that work in the building with the culture and the environment of the school. So I think probably one of the things that we need to continue to focus on [is] social media and cyber issues. Because that seems to be the source of a lot of bullying and harassment of people, that could lead to situations where people don’t feel safe."
"As a teacher, I showed some movies that were R-rated. But I always got permission from the parents. I think it’s a good idea to have parent permission, but I believe the policy now is that there should be no R-rated movies. Even with parent permission, no, that it’s not appropriate. I know that would frustrate me if I was teaching World History, or really any kind of history, because some of the best movies that you might want students to see, or see parts of, are R-rated. So it just depends. I know I would be frustrated with that, but if that’s what the rule is, that’s what the rule is."
"If the teacher says, 'Okay, take out your cell phones; let’s do this,' whatever it might be, or if you want to use your phone as a calculator, or whatever, I think that should be fine. And I also think that parents have a legitimate concern about their children’s safety [and ability] to reach them. So all of those are legitimate needs. The problem is that kids use their phones for communicating with each other, texting with each other, and on social media, or gameplay during the day. And that is a huge distraction from learning in the classroom and being able to focus in the classroom. So I think we need to have parents recognize their important role, and [make] sure that their children understand that when you go to school, that cell phone is only to be used if it’s allowed and permitted by the teacher, and otherwise it needs to be off."