(Drama unfolding) Nintendo to school - yes or no?

[Salsa]

Our last school newsletter mentioned someone was missing their DS and wanted it back...

I had to chat with my kids teacher even about stuff brought in for show and tell - to make sure it would be safe. And I talked to him about if he really wanted to take it he had to know there was a chance it could be stollen or broken and did he want to consider taking something else?

But then I often wonder if Im overly paranoid about stuff like that?

[Rouge]

If the teacher has suggested it, then I think its fine. I wouldn't be allowing it on a day to day basis but at the end of year there isn't much going on, I know at our school anyway all the books and work has come home and they are just having fun at this point.

[Trillian]

So what did you end up doing about it?

FWIW I am going to be old misery here and say if it were one of mine that came home and said they were doing that, I would say no because 1 I have a rule that they are not allowed to take anything to school that cost more than $10 and 2 I think there are more productive things the kids could be doing instead of that kwim. Our kids don't have one anyway (Lindsay is getting one for Christmas though shhhhhh ) but I think that it only serves to highlight the differences between the haves and the have-nots and the teacher really should have put a lot more thought into it - imagine how the kids who don't have one are going to feel. I would even go so far as to say something to the school about it.