> banning fitness trackers is a bit much

Fitbits let you “see calls, texts & smartphone app notifications on your wrist when your phone is nearby” [1].

Unless you’re doing a full backpack and pocket search, permitting Fitbits seems like a guaranteed loophole.

[1] https://www.fitbit.com/global/us/products/smartwatches/sense...

If you can't respond, what's the problem?

Wouldn't it still be an unnecessary distraction for the student?

One way, inbound sms is like 1 out of 100 in distractions, whereas having a phone with internet, social media, bidirectional messaging is 100 out of 100.

What if you go to the toilet andtype a message to 8 people?

As opposed to all the other bullshit going on in schools? Wouldn’t even register.

> I think banning fitness trackers is a bit much, they are very useful for sports such as cycling, running, tri & swimming.

The ban seems to target children too young to need to keep track of things like that, as far as I understand the article.

You don't think high school students do running or swimming, or do those things competitively?

The notice (https://secure.smore.com/n/us6j7-greenwich-public-schools?re...) is talking about students in Elementary School and Middle School, meaning they're at max something like 14 years old.