Cell phone lock pouches pilot program

[Anonymous]

Do we know what schools are participating next year?

[Anonymous]

I think the "trial" was this year and new policies will be released soon for next year.

[Anonymous]

God I hope not our school. My child has zero issues with phone use. We don’t want pouches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:God I hope not our school. My child has zero issues with phone use. We don’t want pouches.

Good for your child, but it’s literally a problem at every single school and it needs to be implemented at every high school. It’s taking away valuable time from kids learning and create so many social issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:God I hope not our school. My child has zero issues with phone use. We don’t want pouches.

Good for your child, but it’s literally a problem at every single school and it needs to be implemented at every high school. It’s taking away valuable time from kids learning and create so many social issues.

No it doesn’t. If your kid can’t put down the phone at school, maybe you shouldn’t allow your child to bring their phone to school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:God I hope not our school. My child has zero issues with phone use. We don’t want pouches.

Good for your child, but it’s literally a problem at every single school and it needs to be implemented at every high school. It’s taking away valuable time from kids learning and create so many social issues.

No it doesn’t. If your kid can’t put down the phone at school, maybe you shouldn’t allow your child to bring their phone to school.

You’re an absolute fool if you think you’re precious snowflake isn’t using their phone at inappropriate times at school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:God I hope not our school. My child has zero issues with phone use. We don’t want pouches.

Good for your child, but it’s literally a problem at every single school and it needs to be implemented at every high school. It’s taking away valuable time from kids learning and create so many social issues.

No it doesn’t. If your kid can’t put down the phone at school, maybe you shouldn’t allow your child to bring their phone to school.

You’re an absolute fool if you think you’re precious snowflake isn’t using their phone at inappropriate times at school.

Any phone activity during school hours results in loss of phone for a week. They don’t do it.

[Anonymous]

Cell phone use is very much a problem in middle and high school. My child has observed kids using cell phones to cheat on tests, to watch videos during class time, to take photos and videos of other students and use AI to make it seem as though other students are saying/doing bad things. One child refused to put her phone away, saying her parent was texting her and it was important, and thus texted all through class. Teachers shouldn't have to put up with all that.

I don't think parents fully know everything their kids are doing on cellphones. It's great if one parent monitors their child's cellphone use, but there are 20-30 kids in a class and the majority of parents are not paying attention to what their kids are doing.

My child's in a high school where they put the cell phones in what looks like a shoe organizer hanging on the door. My child has said that the program, while not perfect, has helped with kids paying more attention in school. I like that my child is no longer distracted by kids watching cell phone videos during test time. I like that there are fewer instances of teachers having to waste teaching time arguing with students over cell phones.

[Anonymous]

have they hired staff to unlock the pouches at the end of the day? They have something like 10 minutes to get all the pouches open before the busses leave.

[Anonymous]

They’re not using the pouches you’re thinking about at our school. Each teacher has a box, folder or other storage container for the phones. It takes 1 additional minute for kids to walk up and grab their device. Teachers unanimously said it was the best decision FCPS has made.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:God I hope not our school. My child has zero issues with phone use. We don’t want pouches.

Good for you. But even the kids who don't have an issue with phone use are affected by the kids who do.

[Anonymous]

Perfect example of why they should be locked up at school: we just received an email from our middle school that racist graffiti was drawn on a wall in a bathroom, kids have taken pictures of it, and now it’s circulating among the student body.

Like it or not, phones cause way more harm than good during the school day. All you parents who claim you need to get a hold of your child during the school day or if there’s an emergency are huge part of the problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They’re not using the pouches you’re thinking about at our school. Each teacher has a box, folder or other storage container for the phones. It takes 1 additional minute for kids to walk up and grab their device. Teachers unanimously said it was the best decision FCPS has made.

This is what DCs school did this year. Students have been told they are switching to pouches next year.

[Anonymous]

Kids have found ways around this already. If they want their phones, they will find a way around it. My kid already graduated and did not have a problem with the phone when he was in fcps. So I would be annoyed by this if he was affected by it, but I also can see what a big problem it is, and it’s not getting better. Parents need to step up, honestly.

[Anonymous]

Burner phone = easy work around