Want to enforce rules on adults? Punish their children.

HaMoron Elyashiv, in another attempt to flex what few muscles he has that haven't atrophied, has continued the campaign to coerce Israeli haredim into only using "kosher" cell-phones, which are defined as phones without video or picture capability (as opposed to kosher phone-cards, which don't work on the Sabbath, and of course kosher wigs, which are only made with glatt chicken fat, so you can chew on them as much as you want).

And how is the esteemed Rav carrying this out? By threatening to ban the dissenters' kids from school:

"Parents who use cell phones that are not approved, thereby removing themselves from the chareidi public which has joined together to root out the [problem], may not be able to enroll their children at educational institutions," read the notice issued by Maran.

You know what removes them even more? Ostracizing their kids, humiliating them and possibly forcing them to move or go elsewhere for education- like, say, a mafdal yeshiva. (Heaven forbid!)

The call drew positive responses from the chareidi public and raised awareness among those who have yet to trade in their cell phones and purchase models approved by Vaadas HaRabbonim LeInyonei Tikshores.

Raised awareness, huh? Kind of like how pogroms "raised awareness" among Jews?

Teachers and other educators have been warning for several years about the numerous stumbling-blocks created by new technological dangers. In many cases, years of chinuch [education] were lost. Recently principals recalled that when the chareidi public united to fight against the introduction of television into homes decades ago students with televisions in their homes were not admitted into educational institutions after the devastating effect of television viewing was proven beyond a doubt.

That's right, video cell phones keep kids from learning, so we're going to kick them out of school instead. Brilliant.