Smartphones have ruined Gen Alpha childhood

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Smartphones have ruined Gen Alpha childhood". Your opponent's style: Jonathan Haidt

if bodycams should be on ice agents they should be on teachers?

You're conflating two entirely different power dynamics. ICE agents enforce law, detain people, and use force—bodycams exist to check state violence. Teachers manage education in transparent institutional settings with parents, administrators, and other staff present. A teacher can't arrest you. The comparison only works if you believe teaching is inherently adversarial like detention. Do you really think a classroom needs the same accountability infrastructure as armed enforcement, or are you just reaching for logical symmetry where none exists? What specific teacher misconduct are you actually worried about that existing school oversight misses?

but teachers sexual assualt

Now you're naming a real problem, but bodycams still aren't the answer. Sexual assault happens in private moments—bathrooms, one-on-one tutoring, after hours. Cameras can't be everywhere without creating a surveillance state that destroys trust entirely. Schools need better reporting systems, background checks, and trained investigators, not recording devices in classrooms. Finland and Singapore cut abuse through institutional accountability and swift consequences, not surveillance. You're treating the symptom while ignoring root causes: weak reporting channels and administrators who cover things up. Should we fix those first before assuming cameras solve what they literally cannot monitor? What's your actual mechanism for catching predatory behavior in private settings?