In this day in age, students are bring cell phones, laptops, iPads, etc. to school on a daily basis. Not only are these devices showing up more and more at school, they are also disappearing at school just as fast. Whether a student has lost the device, or it gets stolen, many students don’t leave school with the devices they bring. The big question is – should schools be held responsible for any technology students bring to school that gets lost or stolen? Please find an article about school liability and bringing technology to school. Share the link as well as your thoughts about the article and topic.
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Dawn Macklin
3/29/2015 01:17:14 pm
I believe that schools should have students sign waivers stating that students take full responsibility for the security of their devices. The waiver should also state that the school is not responsible for personal devices lost, stolen or damaged while at school or during school-sponsored activities. In the waiver, students should be made aware that personal devices cannot be left at school after normal school hours. The waiver should also state that parents release all reliability against the school. In this article I found, it discusses parents and students signing a waiver. http://www.zdnet.com/article/school-considers-byod-phone-use-in-class/
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Pat Tracy
3/29/2015 09:34:51 pm
http://forum.freeadvice.com/education-law-47/cell-phone-confiscated-school-lost-380255.html
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Devin Beasley
3/30/2015 07:01:01 am
I found an article that claims that the parents are the ones who are responsible if their school-issued Ipads get lost, stolen or damaged. I thought this was very interesting because the school requires both the student and the parents to sign a waiver stating that they are now responsible if something were to happen. In the article, it stated that if something were to happen then the school would consider it a late school fee and would be added to their bill at the end of the year or they could set up a payment plan to cover the cost. I do like how this puts some responsibility on the student because it will make them care more about the Ipad and make them have some responsibility or else it will be coming out of their own money. Students should be blessed and grateful for new technology to be at their use and should understand that they have to take care of it or else there will be consequences.
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Taylor West
3/31/2015 05:25:37 am
Schools are not responsible for lost or stolen items. That's how it should be. The article I found stated that. It can be kind of hard to keep track of everyone's stuff. School provide lockers for the kid’s personal items, Use it. It allows the kid to create structure and responsibility, so they know how to watch the stuff they bring to school. If you as a parent do not think they are responsible to bring that item to school don't allow them too. But that doesn't mean it’s right for kids to steal. Punish the kids that steal, so you can stop that as well. It's always going to happen no matter what. It's happened when school opened, and it will happen in the future.
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Kim Welch
3/31/2015 11:23:23 am
I found an online article that gives details about how Texas decided to tackle the issue of technology use and liability at school. It is plainly stated that the school will not be held liable for any lost or stolen items that a student decides to bring onto school property. Schools must outline the code of conduct with parents and students at the beginning of the year, and have parents and students sign a form that show they understand the liability they face if they choose to bring any personal property to school. By doing those steps, the school sets themselves up nicely for a conscious-free school year knowing that they have covered all their bases as far as students bringing items to school. I personally think the students and parents should be held liable for any lost or stolen technology as well. If a student brings something to school, whether it’s a cell phone, laptop, iPad, etc., the teacher shouldn’t be held liable, nor the school, if that student isn’t responsible. I definitely think a waiver needs to be signed at the beginning of the year to make sure everyone is on the same level of understanding of what can and can’t be brought to school. This day in age, it seems like a lot of people are sue-happy, so I’m glad there is the old-fashioned “waiver” available to take the stress out of a lot of people’s lives.
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3/31/2015 11:12:08 pm
I read this article that was posted on a free advice website where they give free legal advice. In each case, they referred back to school handbook and stated that school was responsible for the phone once they accepted responsibility for it. I think the school handbook needs to be more clear on situations like this and spell out if fine detail what they are responsible for and what they are not. They also need to spell out the consequences and what each student risks once there phone is confiscated that way no parent can argue that once the phone is taken it is to be put in a secure location. Just a thought.
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4/1/2015 02:17:31 pm
I believe students who choose to bring their technology devices to school are liable for their own property. If the school is asking them to bring a certain technology device to be use in school, then the school should provide some type of insurance that can be purchased by the parent's or the parents concerning those devices. If insurance is not purchased, parents should sign a waiver allowing the student to bring the device to school and the school is not liability for the device,.
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Jeromy Layman
4/5/2015 11:42:15 am
http://www.securedgenetworks.com/strategy-blog/20-Pros-and-Cons-of-implementing-BYOD-in-schools
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Tyler Fritz
4/5/2015 02:44:02 pm
http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2013/02/06/02byod.h06.html
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Ryan Ellis
4/6/2015 01:21:37 am
http://www.collegestudentinsurance.com/news_whatparentsshouldknow.aspx
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Simon Barinas
4/10/2015 12:21:49 am
https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071115015531AAe9OMl
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Paden Kleinhesselink
4/13/2015 01:40:09 pm
http://www.tallmadgeschools.org/Page/1852
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J. Golden
4/27/2015 11:25:14 pm
This is an article I read that a school district wants to give iPads to all its students but if the device is lost or stolen that the parents would be held responsible for the replacement cost. Some parents have came forward and said that if these devices are supposed to replace school books then they shouldn't be help responsible for any costs. Its a very interesting read...
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Terry Keown
5/4/2015 08:02:11 pm
In as much as bringing ones own technology to school for school related purposes is financially beneficial to the the school it does though as well offer an open invitation for theft and destruction of these items. Therefore, since the school encourages the use of ones own technological device it stands to logic that it should assume a certain portion of liability for the item.Unfortunately though schools just can't replace a stolen laptop or Ipad without the approval of using public funds to do so, Which in turn creates a unique problem should a theft occur. Therefore, aside from the typical security schools provide it might be advantageous for them to have a blanket insurance policy available for parents to purchase at a small cost at the beginning of each school year offering replacement of the the device should it be stolen or harmed. Such a program could be partnered with manufacturers of devices as well to offset parental replacement cost.
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