November 8, 2025 at 4:55 am

A Teacher Said Students Are Avoiding Phone Bans By Using Shared Google Docs

by Matthew Gilligan

woman talking about teaching

TikTok/@valerieelizabet

Kids today…they’ll do anything and everything to break the rules!

A teacher named Valerie took to TikTok and told viewers that students these days have discovered a clever way to get around phone bans in schools.

woman talking to tiktokkers

TikTok/@valerieelizabet

The text overlay on the video reads, “How school kids are getting around the phone bans.”

Valerie told viewers, “School kids are creating a Google Doc with their friends that they all have real-time access to, and they just type into it during class.”

woman talking about students

TikTok/@valerieelizabet

Valerie added, “They basically reinvented the AOL chat room.”

woman talking about teaching

TikTok/@valerieelizabet

Check out the video.

@valerieelizabet

18/f/ca #phone #highschool #parenting #teacher #teachersoftiktok

♬ original sound – Valerie Elizabeth Dickinson

TikTokkers spoke up.

This person made a funny comment.

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Another TikTokker weighed in.

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And this individual shared their thoughts.

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Kids today are pretty crafty, we gotta give ’em that…

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