ACPS cell phones in elementary-how to bring up to school leadership

[Anonymous]

I recently attended a field trip for my child in third at an ACPS school. Despite the chaperones being told not to use our phones, a huge groups of girls and boys had cell phones. Smart phones. I have already talked to the teachers about it and the principal issued a no cell phone policy. Yet yesterday on the field trip, the three teachers on my bus said NOTHING to these girls (mainly) who were playing loud games and songs and recording videos to post on TikTock. The same teachers had no problem correcting the other students in my group and the other chaperone's group. My DC thinks that there are two sets of rules that exist. I'm beginning to think that our diverse school is a myth and that my DC is learning negative economic segregation. The kids with the phones tend to be low income. I get giving your kid a Gizmo or burner phone because they might be a latch key kid, but we also have onsite after care that is free. We are talking phones nicer than adults.

I am worried about the videos from a safety and security perspective.

[Anonymous]

Field trips are not every day classrooms.

[Anonymous]

Ugh. That is not ok. I’m sorry.

[Anonymous]

Not at our ACPS elementary school, but this is the situation at our city rec center aftercare, which has "Cyber Cafe" most days of the week. 7 and 8yos watching videos on their phone. My 7yo doesn't have a phone but sees TikTok videos at aftercare, while I pay hundreds of dollars for her to do so.

[Anonymous]

How do you know kid’s incomes?

[Anonymous]

When my son was at Maury under Powell, he was caught with his phone. They called us in and during the talk in the hallway a 3rd grade girl (AA) walked by with a phone and I light heartedly asked " re her parents coming in next?

He point blank looked at me and said " She's allowed a phone, her home life is different than your sons"

I was floored at the time but now I realize its just how ACPS rolls. Look at Central office.

[Anonymous]

Yep - and then there is the special treatment for the kids of the parents who suck up to the Alexandria establishment to get special treatment too.

This is equity in action.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When my son was at Maury under Powell, he was caught with his phone. They called us in and during the talk in the hallway a 3rd grade girl (AA) walked by with a phone and I light heartedly asked " re her parents coming in next?

He point blank looked at me and said " She's allowed a phone, her home life is different than your sons"

I was floored at the time but now I realize its just how ACPS rolls. Look at Central office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you know kid’s incomes?

Bless your heart!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I recently attended a field trip for my child in third at an ACPS school. Despite the chaperones being told not to use our phones, a huge groups of girls and boys had cell phones. Smart phones. I have already talked to the teachers about it and the principal issued a no cell phone policy. Yet yesterday on the field trip, the three teachers on my bus said NOTHING to these girls (mainly) who were playing loud games and songs and recording videos to post on TikTock. The same teachers had no problem correcting the other students in my group and the other chaperone's group. My DC thinks that there are two sets of rules that exist. I'm beginning to think that our diverse school is a myth and that my DC is learning negative economic segregation. The kids with the phones tend to be low income. I get giving your kid a Gizmo or burner phone because they might be a latch key kid, but we also have onsite after care that is free. We are talking phones nicer than adults.

I am worried about the videos from a safety and security perspective.

3rd grade, wow. Fwiw, at our school not a single kid in 3rd has their own cell phone. Some 5th graders have Apple/Smart Watches.

The teachers at your school seem to be losers, correcting one set of students, but not the others.

How to bring it up? Perhaps best in person, with the principal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When my son was at Maury under Powell, he was caught with his phone. They called us in and during the talk in the hallway a 3rd grade girl (AA) walked by with a phone and I light heartedly asked " re her parents coming in next?

He point blank looked at me and said " She's allowed a phone, her home life is different than your sons"

I was floored at the time but now I realize its just how ACPS rolls. Look at Central office.

No way. I think I would have walked right out of the principal's office without another word. How rich of him to make assumptions about your home life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When my son was at Maury under Powell, he was caught with his phone. They called us in and during the talk in the hallway a 3rd grade girl (AA) walked by with a phone and I light heartedly asked " re her parents coming in next?

He point blank looked at me and said " She's allowed a phone, her home life is different than your sons"

I was floored at the time but now I realize its just how ACPS rolls. Look at Central office.

No way. I think I would have walked right out of the principal's office without another word. How rich of him to make assumptions about your home life.

Why? Don't you support equity?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When my son was at Maury under Powell, he was caught with his phone. They called us in and during the talk in the hallway a 3rd grade girl (AA) walked by with a phone and I light heartedly asked " re her parents coming in next?

He point blank looked at me and said " She's allowed a phone, her home life is different than your sons"

I was floored at the time but now I realize its just how ACPS rolls. Look at Central office.

No way. I think I would have walked right out of the principal's office without another word. How rich of him to make assumptions about your home life.

Why? Don't you support equity?

NP This principal probably thinks he is helping the child by letting her have her phone, but ironically he is doing her a great deal of harm.

[Anonymous]

Third graders should not have cell phones. Unreal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you know kid’s incomes?

Bless your heart!

Defending a racist principal? Wow.