I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours, how can I do this?

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I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

I would like my son to only be able to send and receive text messages from my husband and me from 7:30 - 2:15 monday through friday

 

[Sherry_B]

Re: I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

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I'm not sure you can do such a thing, but if there is such a setting it would be in the family share settings. Again, I'm unsure if there is such a thing.

Otherwise the only other option is to disable it in Restrictions on his phone before he leaves for school, and then enable it when he comes home. Although from one parent to another, in the event of an emergency (on the way to school, at school, or on the way home from school) this may not be such a wise idea if he's in a position where he cannot put the phone up to his ear for a call.

 

[Rob Phillips]

Re: I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

@Sherry_B is right. You cannot place a time restriction on Messages.

 

[Honey Beagle]

Re: I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

Kids is school do not need phones. When I was in school we never carried phones. No need for them. The school office had a phone that could be used in a emergency.

Plus mobile phones were not even thought of then. Peeps got along fine without them.

 

[Peligro911]

Re: I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

Kids is school do not need phones. When I was in school we never carried phones. No need for them. The school office had a phone that could be used in a emergency.

Plus mobile phones were not even thought of then. Peeps got along fine without them.

Kids also didn't bring guns to school, times have changed.

 

[Peligro911]

Re: I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

I would like my son to only be able to send and receive text messages from my husband and me from 7:30 - 2:15 monday through friday

Not sure what carrier you have but this can be done with Verizon they charge for it I think.

 

[Rob Phillips]

Re: I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

Not sure what carrier you have but this can be done with Verizon they charge for it I think.

True, but I don't think it works with iMessage. Maybe there's a way to completely turn off data outside of those hours.

 

[Ledsteplin]

I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

True, but I don't think it works with iMessage. Maybe there's a way to completely turn off data outside of those hours.

You can turn Cellular off, then set Cellular data use to "Don't allow changes" in restrictions. I haven't tested this, but seems it might work.
Tested it.
HERE'S HOW:
1. Turn iMessage off
2. Go to Settings >General >Restrictions > Accounts > Check "Don't Allow Changes".

 

[Rob Phillips]

I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

You can turn Cellular off, then set Cellular data use to "Don't allow changes" in restrictions. I haven't tested this, but seems it might work.

But then he would NEVER be able to text his parents, or make a call in case of an emergency.
Get him an Android!
In all seriousness, OP would be better served with a feature phone with no data plan. It makes little sense to have a smartphone in this case IMO. If there's an emergency he can call his parents.

 

[Ledsteplin]

I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

But then he would NEVER be able to text his parents, or make a call in case of an emergency.
Get him an Android!
In all seriousness, OP would be better served with a feature phone with no data plan. It makes little sense to have a smartphone in this case IMO. If there's an emergency he can call his parents.

You can turn off just iMessage. See above. But I don't see the point. You can still email and Use other messaging like Facebook Messenger.
You can then turn off everything else for cellular in restrictions. But, as you say, no way to communicate in an emergency.

But when I was in school, we had no smartphones at all! We did ok. If we had am emergency, we went to the office to use the phone.

 

[Honey Beagle]

Re: I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

Kids also didn't bring guns to school, times have changed.

Verrrrrry true. We brought tablets to school. Oh yes there were paper binders with notebook paper.

 

[Quis89]

Re: I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

Kids also didn't bring guns to school, times have changed.

Not sure how far back you're referencing but there have ALWAYS been school shootings. Times haven't changed that much. What has changed is the medias ability to report on these things across the country.

 

[john_v]

Re: I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

Not sure how far back you're referencing but there have ALWAYS been school shootings. Times haven't changed that much. What has changed is the medias ability to report on these things across the country.

Words like "ALWAYS" and "NEVER" are such big words...

 

[Sherry_B]

Re: I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

Not sure how far back you're referencing but there have ALWAYS been school shootings. Times haven't changed that much. What has changed is the medias ability to report on these things across the country.

It's pure silliness to only rely on media reports.

A study by both Harvard and the Congressional Research Service, which also includes school shootings, shows the incident rate has quadrupled since the 1970's.:

The Rate of Mass Shootings in America Has Been Increasing

http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44126.pdf

 

[Quis89]

Re: I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

It's pure silliness to only rely on media reports.

A study by both Harvard and the Congressional Research Service, which also includes school shootings, shows the incident rate has quadrupled since the 1970's.:

The Rate of Mass Shootings in America Has Been Increasing

http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44126.pdf

Your report is talking about shootings in public places. I'm specifically talking about school shootings. Which have occurred for a very long time. Secondly your report notes that it is only included MASS shootings that claim 4 lives in one instance and setting. That severely skews the numbers if we are talking about kids bringing guns to school. Not to mention the discussion isn't whether the number of shootings have increased but rather the fact that there have always been school shootings.

Sorry but the report you're referencing is irrelevant to the discussion at hand.

 

[Rob Phillips]

Re: I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

Your report is talking about shootings in public places. I'm specifically talking about school shootings. Which have occurred for a very long time. Secondly your report notes that it is only included MASS shootings that claim 4 lives in one instance and setting. That severely skews the numbers if we are talking about kids bringing guns to school. Not to mention the discussion isn't whether the number of shootings have increased but rather the fact that there have always been school shootings.

Sorry but the report you're referencing is irrelevant to the discussion at hand.

None of this is relevant to the discussion at hand, which is a mother asking how to restrict the time of day messages can be sent to and from her son.
Unless OP can control when her son physically has possession of the phone there isn't a way to accomplish what she is trying to accomplish.

 

[Quis89]

Re: I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

None of this is relevant to the discussion at hand, which is a mother asking how to restrict the time of day messages can be sent to and from her son.
Unless OP can control when her son physically has possession of the phone there isn't a way to accomplish what she is trying to accomplish.

I was replying to an earlier comment made in this very discussion....thanks tho.

 

[Sherry_B]

Re: I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

None of this is relevant to the discussion at hand, which is a mother asking how to restrict the time of day messages can be sent to and from her son.
Unless OP can control when her son physically has possession of the phone there isn't a way to accomplish what she is trying to accomplish.

Thanks! Sometimes we all need little reminders to stay on topic.

 

[Wotchered]

Re: I need to disable my sons text on iPhone 6 during school hours

Don't even try, you are just building an excuse for your son NEVER to text you even if you want him to ! plus you can't do it, plus he and his pals are going to find a way to circumvent anything that comes along in the way of parental control. Kids are sneaky, you know that, you were one once. Try talking to your offspring, it might work, you never know.