Thanks everyone for the replies. I was only talking about a 30 second text - Are you ok? Where r u? roughly about twice a day - not 15 minutes for family drama. I am happy to look for a less stringent workplace, as it's not worth the stress of worrying that my kids are unable to contact me if there is an issue, or I am not able to check on where they are via text after school. Re somebody said about chasing the rabbit - I'm sure this is the case - this policy was never stringent before, and it doesn't seem to apply to some, but it's the new focus for now!