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oomis
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I am not disdainful of RIGHTS, Josh. There ARE no rights in a private school, regarding defined school policy. Period. Apparently the principal does NOT feel the policy can be enforced without making spot checks, perhaps he has tried it your way and it failed. If those kids feel shamed, they should either go to another school or NOT CARRY A PHONE IN THEIR POCKETS. I really don’t understand why some people do not get this, it just seems so simple to follow. Yeshivah is not a Democracy. This is not an invasion of their privacy – it is a publicized policy and the consequences that will follow, as well as the method by which the policy will be enforced. The boys are well aware of it. If anything embarrasses them, it will be because of their own actions. Stop coddling kids. They are no longer babies when they get into high school, and one of the lessons HS teaches is accountability