What happened at Kennedy today?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand that parents want their child to have a way to contact them in case of emergency etc. However, allowing these kids to carry around phones hurts more than helps. If you are that concerned about reaching them, buy them a flip phone, not a smart phone.

Kids use their phones to meet up in the bathrooms to vape, to communicate with kids outside of the building and sneak them in, and to orchestrate and record fights.

Does your child have anxiety about using the restroom? Do they hate eating in the cafeteria? They’ve probably seen students take pictures of their classmates while eating lunch or using the toilet. Pictures like this are frequently posted in group chats, airdropped during the school day, or posted on social media. Please look up your child’s middle or high school on Instagram. You will see dozens of anonymous accounts filled with pictures of students taken without their consent. The accounts and the captions are overwhelmingly nasty and hurtful.

Does your child have Snapchat? If so, they’re most likely utilizing its AI feature to cheat on assignments. AI use is getting out of control, I learned this week that many middle schoolers are using an app called character AI to create chatbot boyfriends/girlfriends.

Smart phones have no place in school or in the lives of preteens/young teens.

If you don't like phones, then don't give one to your kid. Problem solved. However, it's not your place to make these choices for me or my children.

It's hilarious to me that you're the obvious problem and you don't even sort of see it. Teachers will keep quitting because of "parents" (I use the term loosely since you don't seem capable of actually being one) like yourself. Good job! So glad your kid is on Tik Tok all day, thanks to you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand that parents want their child to have a way to contact them in case of emergency etc. However, allowing these kids to carry around phones hurts more than helps. If you are that concerned about reaching them, buy them a flip phone, not a smart phone.

Kids use their phones to meet up in the bathrooms to vape, to communicate with kids outside of the building and sneak them in, and to orchestrate and record fights.

Does your child have anxiety about using the restroom? Do they hate eating in the cafeteria? They’ve probably seen students take pictures of their classmates while eating lunch or using the toilet. Pictures like this are frequently posted in group chats, airdropped during the school day, or posted on social media. Please look up your child’s middle or high school on Instagram. You will see dozens of anonymous accounts filled with pictures of students taken without their consent. The accounts and the captions are overwhelmingly nasty and hurtful.

Does your child have Snapchat? If so, they’re most likely utilizing its AI feature to cheat on assignments. AI use is getting out of control, I learned this week that many middle schoolers are using an app called character AI to create chatbot boyfriends/girlfriends.

Smart phones have no place in school or in the lives of preteens/young teens.

If you don't like phones, then don't give one to your kid. Problem solved. However, it's not your place to make these choices for me or my children.

Your kid is on their phone 24-7. That is a problem for the school. You can have your own rules at home but schools need to do what is best for the majority

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand that parents want their child to have a way to contact them in case of emergency etc. However, allowing these kids to carry around phones hurts more than helps. If you are that concerned about reaching them, buy them a flip phone, not a smart phone.

Kids use their phones to meet up in the bathrooms to vape, to communicate with kids outside of the building and sneak them in, and to orchestrate and record fights.

Does your child have anxiety about using the restroom? Do they hate eating in the cafeteria? They’ve probably seen students take pictures of their classmates while eating lunch or using the toilet. Pictures like this are frequently posted in group chats, airdropped during the school day, or posted on social media. Please look up your child’s middle or high school on Instagram. You will see dozens of anonymous accounts filled with pictures of students taken without their consent. The accounts and the captions are overwhelmingly nasty and hurtful.

Does your child have Snapchat? If so, they’re most likely utilizing its AI feature to cheat on assignments. AI use is getting out of control, I learned this week that many middle schoolers are using an app called character AI to create chatbot boyfriends/girlfriends.

Smart phones have no place in school or in the lives of preteens/young teens.

If you don't like phones, then don't give one to your kid. Problem solved. However, it's not your place to make these choices for me or my children.

Your inability to see that this is a collective problem that requires collective action and not individual choice is a part of the problem. That's like saying, "Hey, you can choose not to litter but you can't tell me not to" in response to someone saying we all need to be responsible and not litter so that we can ALL enjoy the public good that is a clean environment.

You lack critical thinking and education and it shows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand that parents want their child to have a way to contact them in case of emergency etc. However, allowing these kids to carry around phones hurts more than helps. If you are that concerned about reaching them, buy them a flip phone, not a smart phone.

Kids use their phones to meet up in the bathrooms to vape, to communicate with kids outside of the building and sneak them in, and to orchestrate and record fights.

Does your child have anxiety about using the restroom? Do they hate eating in the cafeteria? They’ve probably seen students take pictures of their classmates while eating lunch or using the toilet. Pictures like this are frequently posted in group chats, airdropped during the school day, or posted on social media. Please look up your child’s middle or high school on Instagram. You will see dozens of anonymous accounts filled with pictures of students taken without their consent. The accounts and the captions are overwhelmingly nasty and hurtful.

Does your child have Snapchat? If so, they’re most likely utilizing its AI feature to cheat on assignments. AI use is getting out of control, I learned this week that many middle schoolers are using an app called character AI to create chatbot boyfriends/girlfriends.

Smart phones have no place in school or in the lives of preteens/young teens.

If you don't like phones, then don't give one to your kid. Problem solved. However, it's not your place to make these choices for me or my children.

Your kid is on their phone 24-7. That is a problem for the school. You can have your own rules at home but schools need to do what is best for the majority

Correct. Even if we concede the should allow for individual parental choice when it comes to phone use, that would only apply OUTSIDE of the school. The school is fully within its rights to control and limit phone access, which is a direct distraction to the school's mission of educating and engaging students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand that parents want their child to have a way to contact them in case of emergency etc. However, allowing these kids to carry around phones hurts more than helps. If you are that concerned about reaching them, buy them a flip phone, not a smart phone.

Kids use their phones to meet up in the bathrooms to vape, to communicate with kids outside of the building and sneak them in, and to orchestrate and record fights.

Does your child have anxiety about using the restroom? Do they hate eating in the cafeteria? They’ve probably seen students take pictures of their classmates while eating lunch or using the toilet. Pictures like this are frequently posted in group chats, airdropped during the school day, or posted on social media. Please look up your child’s middle or high school on Instagram. You will see dozens of anonymous accounts filled with pictures of students taken without their consent. The accounts and the captions are overwhelmingly nasty and hurtful.

Does your child have Snapchat? If so, they’re most likely utilizing its AI feature to cheat on assignments. AI use is getting out of control, I learned this week that many middle schoolers are using an app called character AI to create chatbot boyfriends/girlfriends.

Smart phones have no place in school or in the lives of preteens/young teens.

If you don't like phones, then don't give one to your kid. Problem solved. However, it's not your place to make these choices for me or my children.

Kids have no idea how to function without constant entertainment. They don’t even know what it’s like to be truly bored and thus, it makes them less creative. I feel truly sorry for any kid growing up today. Sounds like your way of parenting just feeds into the problem. Sorry you feel you need constant contact w your child, but they are better off without their life spent on a screen. Step foot in a school for longer than 5 minutes. It’s depressing. Sorry you seem to be a cheerleader for this cause. Yikes.

[Anonymous]

Kennedy has had many SiP shelter-in-place this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kennedy has had many SiP shelter-in-place this year.

And sometimes, those shelter-in-place incidents are for someone who has fallen ill at school and requires privacy to receive medical attention. Please stop with the drama.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard some students from a different high school discussing a Knife fight at Kennedy

I think students were upset because the toilets were clogged causing a long line for the bathroom.

[Anonymous]

Many kids want to learn. They are negatively impacted by those who do not. Those who do not should be removed and have an alternative opportunity.

In other countries kids are tracked early. Some go to higher academics and others are prepped for different academics that make them employable and a good citizen.

There are paths for those tracked to the lower academic programs to still go on to college if they want and show they can/will do the work.
There are paths for many professions to advance their career (think mast baker or master automotives).

We need more trade options, calculus and physics is not required for most careers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many kids want to learn. They are negatively impacted by those who do not. Those who do not should be removed and have an alternative opportunity.

In other countries kids are tracked early. Some go to higher academics and others are prepped for different academics that make them employable and a good citizen.

There are paths for those tracked to the lower academic programs to still go on to college if they want and show they can/will do the work.
There are paths for many professions to advance their career (think mast baker or master automotives).

We need more trade options, calculus and physics is not required for most careers.

The fact you're using the term "tracking" in 2024 as something favorable, tells me you already have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

Go teach in a school for just one week. Tell me how many kids want to learn again in a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand that parents want their child to have a way to contact them in case of emergency etc. However, allowing these kids to carry around phones hurts more than helps. If you are that concerned about reaching them, buy them a flip phone, not a smart phone.

Kids use their phones to meet up in the bathrooms to vape, to communicate with kids outside of the building and sneak them in, and to orchestrate and record fights.

Does your child have anxiety about using the restroom? Do they hate eating in the cafeteria? They’ve probably seen students take pictures of their classmates while eating lunch or using the toilet. Pictures like this are frequently posted in group chats, airdropped during the school day, or posted on social media. Please look up your child’s middle or high school on Instagram. You will see dozens of anonymous accounts filled with pictures of students taken without their consent. The accounts and the captions are overwhelmingly nasty and hurtful.

Does your child have Snapchat? If so, they’re most likely utilizing its AI feature to cheat on assignments. AI use is getting out of control, I learned this week that many middle schoolers are using an app called character AI to create chatbot boyfriends/girlfriends.

Smart phones have no place in school or in the lives of preteens/young teens.

If you don't like phones, then don't give one to your kid. Problem solved. However, it's not your place to make these choices for me or my children.

Your kid is on their phone 24-7. That is a problem for the school. You can have your own rules at home but schools need to do what is best for the majority

It isn't the schools problem. It's the kid's problem. The school system is not law enforcement nor can they make up their own laws.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many kids want to learn. They are negatively impacted by those who do not. Those who do not should be removed and have an alternative opportunity.

In other countries kids are tracked early. Some go to higher academics and others are prepped for different academics that make them employable and a good citizen.

There are paths for those tracked to the lower academic programs to still go on to college if they want and show they can/will do the work.
There are paths for many professions to advance their career (think mast baker or master automotives).

We need more trade options, calculus and physics is not required for most careers.

The fact you're using the term "tracking" in 2024 as something favorable, tells me you already have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

Go teach in a school for just one week. Tell me how many kids want to learn again in a week.

Thoguht the PP made a great point. The real problem isn't what they're saying, but with these so-called education experts dumbing down school for everyone to service the bottom 10%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard some students from a different high school discussing a Knife fight at Kennedy

I think students were upset because the toilets were clogged causing a long line for the bathroom.

The bathroom issues should be the board's number 1 priority. Clogged toilets are unacceptable!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard some students from a different high school discussing a Knife fight at Kennedy

I think students were upset because the toilets were clogged causing a long line for the bathroom.

The bathroom issues should be the board's number 1 priority. Clogged toilets are unacceptable!

This board was preoccupied with sex scandal crap. They can't figure out how to handle Central office to get answers and make changes! Those "adults" have shown they are incapable of getting things done. We shouldn't even have to have a discussion on this same topic of bathrooms at the end of a school year!

[Anonymous]

Is Kennedy where they have taken off the bathroom stall doors? Is that in all the bathrooms or just select ones? Or is this at another HS? How do students pee take a crap change menstrual products?