School rules

I admit, it's been a looooooong time since I was in school or had kids in school, but the rules sure have changed!!!

When I was in school, we weren't allowed to wear shorts. We didn't have cell phones to worry about. We wrote in cursive. And we weren't allowed to smoke on school grounds.

Now, you can wear almost anything to school, even slippers!! I would still say 'no' to shorts. Mostly because it's kind of subjective how short is too short. I smoked in high-school so I don't care about allowing that or not, but it's so funny to me that some schools have smoking lounges for students now! 

Earlier this year I read an article about a high-school in Houston where the principle implemented a dress code for parents! How awesome was that!? A lot of parents were ticked off. Seriously. I say, right on!

Today, I read an article about a school in San Mateo, California that said no smart phones allowed in school. Honestly, I was a little surprised that this wasn't already a rule. How can you teach a class full of teenagers who are looking at their phones most of the time? They took it one step further though, by saying "school" instead of "class." By saying that though, they are forcing them to actually have conversations with their friends during lunch and between classes. I hope it catches on.