Q&A: Confiscating a Cell Phone
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Confiscating a Cell Phone
Question
I wanted to hear the Rabbi’s opinion regarding confiscating a cell phone from an adolescent boy—in this case, an 8th grader. Are there cases in which, in the Rabbi’s view, it is appropriate to confiscate a cell phone? Or is that a violation of his privacy, and therefore one should not act this way?
Answer
Why is confiscating a cell phone a violation of privacy? If you are not looking through it, then there is no such problem.