Reply #18: I read this the same way Occulus. The handbook is purposefully vague

[riderinthestorm]

Cell phones do have digital cameras. The boy was in a photography class. For some kids and families (like mine), our cell phones are our camera.

The story may not have all the facts - perhaps the boy had access to a digital camera for the class but declined to use it?

Sounds like the mom went batshit when the boy was confronted and that's not cool either so I understand the double whammy but if the school was at fault first, they should be prepared to deal with batshit parents calling them out.