I have a question about the whole port thing. Apparently (according to another case where a guy wiped his phone), international airports count as a port of entry where the authorities can search your phone without a warrant. But at the same time, shouldn't that only count in the event that you're using it as a port of exit or entry into the country? You mean to tell me I can take a flight to NY from Missouri and have my phone subjected to a search just because JFK is an international airport?
Can I drive by a border crossing and be subject to search?
According to the information found at this link the answer is yes.
https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/rules-car-searches-different-search-near-us-border.html
So if I happen to live without a 100 mile radius of a border crossing I'm screwed? It seems like this decision further exacerbates an injustice inherent in the how much power ICE has, and it's bullshit. You should need probable cause to search someone.
Probably not down to the teachers but to administration. When I was a kid we had computers (PC's or Macs) in some classrooms, but the caveat is that they specifically blocked most websites so if it wasn't on an approved list you couldn't use it. At some point it seems like they gave up trying to stay ahead of kids circumventing the blocks and teachers aren't spending time outside of class playing IT. They already dedicate a lot of unpaid time to grading papers and other extracurricular activities.
I can at least agree that teachers should confiscate or prevent students from using them if they provide more of a distraction than a help.