Comment on From burner phones to decks of cards: NYC teens are adjusting to the smartphone ban

• atrielienz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I grew up in the American public school system during pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh cards peak popularity. There were a whole lot of people who had card decks confiscated under such rules. I’ve lived in several states and while I don’t know the policies for everyone state I’ve lived in’s public schools, I do know that the school’s my son has attended also have such rules.

  So I guess YMMV.

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  • Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    IIRC from the Pokemon days, there were a lot of concerns around the ‘prize’ scoring system, with the idea that you’d take the opponent’s prize cards when you knocked out a Pokemon. Misunderstanding/holdover from Pogs, I think (where getting the other player’s pogs was a thing).

    Couple that plus stories of kids getting knifed over holo Charizards, and I kinda get why schools were concerned (putting aside the ‘that’s not how the game works’ + ‘that was one psycho kid’ elements).

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