CAN I CALL AND TALK TO MY SON? CAN HE
CALL ME?
Yes, NBR encourages
you to keep the lines of communication open whether it
be by letter or phone. We strongly suggest you discuss
with your son what would be the best time to reach him.
It would be advisable to find out what his schedule is,
or perhaps make the call person-to-person. Just like
with the letters, please try to keep the calls
informative and pleasant. NBR will only monitor how your
son is reacting to the conversation. If it seems to be
upsetting to him we will ask that the call be ended.
Since our phone is a business phone (with 2 lines) we
must keep it open for that purpose. We do feel that
calls from parents are important and are, therefore,
business. Calls from friends, whether from the hometown
or Alliance, are not allowed for 2 reasons:
1. Our line is for business, not for
socializing.
2. Experience
has shown us that these calls from friends often have a
negative effect on a resident’s behavior. In order to
help parents hold down their phone bills, NBR limits
calls to home to 2 collect calls per month from
the Ranch. You know your financial situation better than
we do, so if you’re unable to afford 2 calls per month,
feel free to refuse the call, but please write a letter
to your son and explain that to him. Of course, we’re
sure you understand that NBR simply cannot afford to pay
for all of these calls. NBR has phone cards available on
campus for boys to purchase. This allows the boys to
make additional calls to their family, once per week.
Another reason we limit the number of calls, and may
limit when he calls you, is that we have found that
often they only want to call when they are upset or
things aren’t going their way. We do know that sometimes
they call from pay phones at school. If you choose to
accept the call, that’s fine with us.
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