Yondr pouch pilot program at some MS

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Anonymous wrote:Here's an idea. Buy a few yondr pouches for each school. Kid is caught using their phone during the school day, it goes in the yondr pouch for the rest of the day. Kid is caught using it a second time, goes in the pouch every day for a month. Third time, yondr pouch for the rest of the year. This should satisfy the "what about a school shooter" objectors. Teach your kid if they want the privilege of using their phone during a school shooter, never get caught using it before then. It would also give kid one "free" use of their phone because pouch for a day no big deal--but better save up that one free use for when you really need it.

This would require common sense, clearly the district has zero common sense.

Guys it’s a PILOT. That’s what they’re trying to figure out - how to do it best countywide. They didn’t already buy 215,000 pouches

If they were ACTUALLY interested in figuring out the best way they’d be collecting data on phone usage for at least a few months with no intervention, with current (last school years) intervention, and they’d have different phases of novel intervention across different schools trying different methods- not just a pouch. They would stagger interventions within and across schools. Then they’d actually look at what works and what doesn’t work and choose based on the data.

This is just a slow roll out for Yondr.

Probably to line someone’s pockets.

They already have that information from the last school year.

SMH

I’m waiting to see it posted on the website.

Keep waiting, FCPS is not required to share every bit of data they have with you or the community.

[Anonymous]

Nine high schools are piloting the Yondr pouches or hanging racks (including ours).

https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2024/08/fairfax-co-expands-cellphone-storage-pilot-program-to-9-high-schools/

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Anonymous wrote:Mine will have a phone so they can record fights and not be blamed for them.

If your kid is getting blamed for fights, they are doing something wrong.

If you're kid not winning fight, you doing something wrong.

Make sure kid of the friends and do wushu

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Anonymous wrote:Here's an idea. Buy a few yondr pouches for each school. Kid is caught using their phone during the school day, it goes in the yondr pouch for the rest of the day. Kid is caught using it a second time, goes in the pouch every day for a month. Third time, yondr pouch for the rest of the year. This should satisfy the "what about a school shooter" objectors. Teach your kid if they want the privilege of using their phone during a school shooter, never get caught using it before then. It would also give kid one "free" use of their phone because pouch for a day no big deal--but better save up that one free use for when you really need it.

This would require common sense, clearly the district has zero common sense.

Guys it’s a PILOT. That’s what they’re trying to figure out - how to do it best countywide. They didn’t already buy 215,000 pouches

If they were ACTUALLY interested in figuring out the best way they’d be collecting data on phone usage for at least a few months with no intervention, with current (last school years) intervention, and they’d have different phases of novel intervention across different schools trying different methods- not just a pouch. They would stagger interventions within and across schools. Then they’d actually look at what works and what doesn’t work and choose based on the data.

This is just a slow roll out for Yondr.

Probably to line someone’s pockets.

They already have that information from the last school year.

SMH

I’m waiting to see it posted on the website.

Keep waiting, FCPS is not required to share every bit of data they have with you or the community.

DP. They 100% are if they are forcing some communist style seizure methods on our children. As it stands there is ZERO justification for this and WE AREN’T DOING IT! My kids will NOT be accepting a commie pouch.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's an idea. Buy a few yondr pouches for each school. Kid is caught using their phone during the school day, it goes in the yondr pouch for the rest of the day. Kid is caught using it a second time, goes in the pouch every day for a month. Third time, yondr pouch for the rest of the year. This should satisfy the "what about a school shooter" objectors. Teach your kid if they want the privilege of using their phone during a school shooter, never get caught using it before then. It would also give kid one "free" use of their phone because pouch for a day no big deal--but better save up that one free use for when you really need it.

This would require common sense, clearly the district has zero common sense.

Guys it’s a PILOT. That’s what they’re trying to figure out - how to do it best countywide. They didn’t already buy 215,000 pouches

If they were ACTUALLY interested in figuring out the best way they’d be collecting data on phone usage for at least a few months with no intervention, with current (last school years) intervention, and they’d have different phases of novel intervention across different schools trying different methods- not just a pouch. They would stagger interventions within and across schools. Then they’d actually look at what works and what doesn’t work and choose based on the data.

This is just a slow roll out for Yondr.

Probably to line someone’s pockets.

They already have that information from the last school year.

SMH

I’m waiting to see it posted on the website.

Keep waiting, FCPS is not required to share every bit of data they have with you or the community.

I don’t think they have any data to share at this point since this seems to be in response to the governor’s cell phone free policy. But if they’re going to give a big contract to Yondr to roll this out at every MS and HS, I definitely want to see some data. They’re always giving big contracts and spending money with big corporations. Yes the phones are a problem but so is the over-reliance on tech/laptops/etc. in general and you don’t see anyone pushing back on that.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's an idea. Buy a few yondr pouches for each school. Kid is caught using their phone during the school day, it goes in the yondr pouch for the rest of the day. Kid is caught using it a second time, goes in the pouch every day for a month. Third time, yondr pouch for the rest of the year. This should satisfy the "what about a school shooter" objectors. Teach your kid if they want the privilege of using their phone during a school shooter, never get caught using it before then. It would also give kid one "free" use of their phone because pouch for a day no big deal--but better save up that one free use for when you really need it.

This would require common sense, clearly the district has zero common sense.

Guys it’s a PILOT. That’s what they’re trying to figure out - how to do it best countywide. They didn’t already buy 215,000 pouches

If they were ACTUALLY interested in figuring out the best way they’d be collecting data on phone usage for at least a few months with no intervention, with current (last school years) intervention, and they’d have different phases of novel intervention across different schools trying different methods- not just a pouch. They would stagger interventions within and across schools. Then they’d actually look at what works and what doesn’t work and choose based on the data.

This is just a slow roll out for Yondr.

Probably to line someone’s pockets.

They already have that information from the last school year.

SMH

I’m waiting to see it posted on the website.

Keep waiting, FCPS is not required to share every bit of data they have with you or the community.

DP. They 100% are if they are forcing some communist style seizure methods on our children. As it stands there is ZERO justification for this and WE AREN’T DOING IT! My kids will NOT be accepting a commie pouch.

Your governor decreed they had to ban cell phone use. So yeah, your kids will, or they can be homeschooled or go to private (which will also be phone free). You’re on the losing side of a battle here.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's an idea. Buy a few yondr pouches for each school. Kid is caught using their phone during the school day, it goes in the yondr pouch for the rest of the day. Kid is caught using it a second time, goes in the pouch every day for a month. Third time, yondr pouch for the rest of the year. This should satisfy the "what about a school shooter" objectors. Teach your kid if they want the privilege of using their phone during a school shooter, never get caught using it before then. It would also give kid one "free" use of their phone because pouch for a day no big deal--but better save up that one free use for when you really need it.

This would require common sense, clearly the district has zero common sense.

Guys it’s a PILOT. That’s what they’re trying to figure out - how to do it best countywide. They didn’t already buy 215,000 pouches

If they were ACTUALLY interested in figuring out the best way they’d be collecting data on phone usage for at least a few months with no intervention, with current (last school years) intervention, and they’d have different phases of novel intervention across different schools trying different methods- not just a pouch. They would stagger interventions within and across schools. Then they’d actually look at what works and what doesn’t work and choose based on the data.

This is just a slow roll out for Yondr.

Probably to line someone’s pockets.

They already have that information from the last school year.

SMH

I’m waiting to see it posted on the website.

Keep waiting, FCPS is not required to share every bit of data they have with you or the community.

I don’t think they have any data to share at this point since this seems to be in response to the governor’s cell phone free policy. But if they’re going to give a big contract to Yondr to roll this out at every MS and HS, I definitely want to see some data. They’re always giving big contracts and spending money with big corporations. Yes the phones are a problem but so is the over-reliance on tech/laptops/etc. in general and you don’t see anyone pushing back on that.

Sure you do. I’m a teacher who does the best I can without pouches to prohibit phone use in my class *and* I do all of our work with actual texts, paper, physical resources I take great time to print and help the kids manage with binders I provide them and nothing on the device. Some of us really are walking the walk here.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's an idea. Buy a few yondr pouches for each school. Kid is caught using their phone during the school day, it goes in the yondr pouch for the rest of the day. Kid is caught using it a second time, goes in the pouch every day for a month. Third time, yondr pouch for the rest of the year. This should satisfy the "what about a school shooter" objectors. Teach your kid if they want the privilege of using their phone during a school shooter, never get caught using it before then. It would also give kid one "free" use of their phone because pouch for a day no big deal--but better save up that one free use for when you really need it.

This would require common sense, clearly the district has zero common sense.

Guys it’s a PILOT. That’s what they’re trying to figure out - how to do it best countywide. They didn’t already buy 215,000 pouches

If they were ACTUALLY interested in figuring out the best way they’d be collecting data on phone usage for at least a few months with no intervention, with current (last school years) intervention, and they’d have different phases of novel intervention across different schools trying different methods- not just a pouch. They would stagger interventions within and across schools. Then they’d actually look at what works and what doesn’t work and choose based on the data.

This is just a slow roll out for Yondr.

Probably to line someone’s pockets.

They already have that information from the last school year.

SMH

I’m waiting to see it posted on the website.

Keep waiting, FCPS is not required to share every bit of data they have with you or the community.

DP. They 100% are if they are forcing some communist style seizure methods on our children. As it stands there is ZERO justification for this and WE AREN’T DOING IT! My kids will NOT be accepting a commie pouch.

Your governor decreed they had to ban cell phone use. So yeah, your kids will, or they can be homeschooled or go to private (which will also be phone free). You’re on the losing side of a battle here.

My kids don’t use their phone during the day, but they won’t be using a pouch either. I agree with PPs, they are punishing everyone with this program. It’s unnecessary.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Here's an idea. Buy a few yondr pouches for each school. Kid is caught using their phone during the school day, it goes in the yondr pouch for the rest of the day. Kid is caught using it a second time, goes in the pouch every day for a month. Third time, yondr pouch for the rest of the year. This should satisfy the "what about a school shooter" objectors. Teach your kid if they want the privilege of using their phone during a school shooter, never get caught using it before then. It would also give kid one "free" use of their phone because pouch for a day no big deal--but better save up that one free use for when you really need it.

This would require common sense, clearly the district has zero common sense.

Guys it’s a PILOT. That’s what they’re trying to figure out - how to do it best countywide. They didn’t already buy 215,000 pouches

If they were ACTUALLY interested in figuring out the best way they’d be collecting data on phone usage for at least a few months with no intervention, with current (last school years) intervention, and they’d have different phases of novel intervention across different schools trying different methods- not just a pouch. They would stagger interventions within and across schools. Then they’d actually look at what works and what doesn’t work and choose based on the data.

This is just a slow roll out for Yondr.

Probably to line someone’s pockets.

They already have that information from the last school year.

SMH

I’m waiting to see it posted on the website.

Keep waiting, FCPS is not required to share every bit of data they have with you or the community.

I don’t think they have any data to share at this point since this seems to be in response to the governor’s cell phone free policy. But if they’re going to give a big contract to Yondr to roll this out at every MS and HS, I definitely want to see some data. They’re always giving big contracts and spending money with big corporations. Yes the phones are a problem but so is the over-reliance on tech/laptops/etc. in general and you don’t see anyone pushing back on that.

No, it's not. The pilot started before the executive order.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's an idea. Buy a few yondr pouches for each school. Kid is caught using their phone during the school day, it goes in the yondr pouch for the rest of the day. Kid is caught using it a second time, goes in the pouch every day for a month. Third time, yondr pouch for the rest of the year. This should satisfy the "what about a school shooter" objectors. Teach your kid if they want the privilege of using their phone during a school shooter, never get caught using it before then. It would also give kid one "free" use of their phone because pouch for a day no big deal--but better save up that one free use for when you really need it.

This would require common sense, clearly the district has zero common sense.

Guys it’s a PILOT. That’s what they’re trying to figure out - how to do it best countywide. They didn’t already buy 215,000 pouches

If they were ACTUALLY interested in figuring out the best way they’d be collecting data on phone usage for at least a few months with no intervention, with current (last school years) intervention, and they’d have different phases of novel intervention across different schools trying different methods- not just a pouch. They would stagger interventions within and across schools. Then they’d actually look at what works and what doesn’t work and choose based on the data.

This is just a slow roll out for Yondr.

Probably to line someone’s pockets.

They already have that information from the last school year.

SMH

I’m waiting to see it posted on the website.

Keep waiting, FCPS is not required to share every bit of data they have with you or the community.

DP. They 100% are if they are forcing some communist style seizure methods on our children. As it stands there is ZERO justification for this and WE AREN’T DOING IT! My kids will NOT be accepting a commie pouch.

I don't know whether the pouches will work or not, but the cell phone problem is epic. Enjoy having your kid babysat for 8 hours and receiving a fake grade to move them through the system and appease you in lieu of learning. A teacher can either teach or spend all their time playing put-your-phone-away whackamole. Take your pick.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's an idea. Buy a few yondr pouches for each school. Kid is caught using their phone during the school day, it goes in the yondr pouch for the rest of the day. Kid is caught using it a second time, goes in the pouch every day for a month. Third time, yondr pouch for the rest of the year. This should satisfy the "what about a school shooter" objectors. Teach your kid if they want the privilege of using their phone during a school shooter, never get caught using it before then. It would also give kid one "free" use of their phone because pouch for a day no big deal--but better save up that one free use for when you really need it.

This would require common sense, clearly the district has zero common sense.

Guys it’s a PILOT. That’s what they’re trying to figure out - how to do it best countywide. They didn’t already buy 215,000 pouches

If they were ACTUALLY interested in figuring out the best way they’d be collecting data on phone usage for at least a few months with no intervention, with current (last school years) intervention, and they’d have different phases of novel intervention across different schools trying different methods- not just a pouch. They would stagger interventions within and across schools. Then they’d actually look at what works and what doesn’t work and choose based on the data.

This is just a slow roll out for Yondr.

Probably to line someone’s pockets.

They already have that information from the last school year.

SMH

I’m waiting to see it posted on the website.

Keep waiting, FCPS is not required to share every bit of data they have with you or the community.

I don’t think they have any data to share at this point since this seems to be in response to the governor’s cell phone free policy. But if they’re going to give a big contract to Yondr to roll this out at every MS and HS, I definitely want to see some data. They’re always giving big contracts and spending money with big corporations. Yes the phones are a problem but so is the over-reliance on tech/laptops/etc. in general and you don’t see anyone pushing back on that.

Exactly! You know what would be better and cheaper? Cell phone charging stations for the classroom. You can make these for under $50 plus the cost of charging cords. Nothing to take home, nothing to get lost, nothing to forget, no knives out in class trying to pry open a pouch. Plus it incentivizes the kids to use it, what kid says no to charging their phone. If they had said in school 1 we’re trying classroom charging stations. In school 2 we’re trying Yondr pouches for all, in school 3 we’re allowing free phone access, in school 4 we’re making kids turn their phones into the office if we see them out in a classroom, in school 5 we’re not allowing phones at all in the school but installing several in school student use phones that will be on between classes only and several outside for before and after school use. in school 6 we’re using Yondr pouches only if you are caught using your phone in class, in school 7 we’re using cell phone lockers. You get the point… trying to see what actually WORKS, not just implementing one thing with no data to back it up. Especially when that money is going to a big company. Why not make it a school project for each school to find the most effective way to minimize phone use. Have the kids take data. That would be interesting and educational.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's an idea. Buy a few yondr pouches for each school. Kid is caught using their phone during the school day, it goes in the yondr pouch for the rest of the day. Kid is caught using it a second time, goes in the pouch every day for a month. Third time, yondr pouch for the rest of the year. This should satisfy the "what about a school shooter" objectors. Teach your kid if they want the privilege of using their phone during a school shooter, never get caught using it before then. It would also give kid one "free" use of their phone because pouch for a day no big deal--but better save up that one free use for when you really need it.

This would require common sense, clearly the district has zero common sense.

Guys it’s a PILOT. That’s what they’re trying to figure out - how to do it best countywide. They didn’t already buy 215,000 pouches

If they were ACTUALLY interested in figuring out the best way they’d be collecting data on phone usage for at least a few months with no intervention, with current (last school years) intervention, and they’d have different phases of novel intervention across different schools trying different methods- not just a pouch. They would stagger interventions within and across schools. Then they’d actually look at what works and what doesn’t work and choose based on the data.

This is just a slow roll out for Yondr.

Probably to line someone’s pockets.

They already have that information from the last school year.

SMH

I’m waiting to see it posted on the website.

Keep waiting, FCPS is not required to share every bit of data they have with you or the community.

I don’t think they have any data to share at this point since this seems to be in response to the governor’s cell phone free policy. But if they’re going to give a big contract to Yondr to roll this out at every MS and HS, I definitely want to see some data. They’re always giving big contracts and spending money with big corporations. Yes the phones are a problem but so is the over-reliance on tech/laptops/etc. in general and you don’t see anyone pushing back on that.

Exactly! You know what would be better and cheaper? Cell phone charging stations for the classroom. You can make these for under $50 plus the cost of charging cords. Nothing to take home, nothing to get lost, nothing to forget, no knives out in class trying to pry open a pouch. Plus it incentivizes the kids to use it, what kid says no to charging their phone. If they had said in school 1 we’re trying classroom charging stations. In school 2 we’re trying Yondr pouches for all, in school 3 we’re allowing free phone access, in school 4 we’re making kids turn their phones into the office if we see them out in a classroom, in school 5 we’re not allowing phones at all in the school but installing several in school student use phones that will be on between classes only and several outside for before and after school use. in school 6 we’re using Yondr pouches only if you are caught using your phone in class, in school 7 we’re using cell phone lockers. You get the point… trying to see what actually WORKS, not just implementing one thing with no data to back it up. Especially when that money is going to a big company. Why not make it a school project for each school to find the most effective way to minimize phone use. Have the kids take data. That would be interesting and educational.

We tried this in maybe 2017. Used to kind of work but they’d still go back there to check notifs and pull it off the charger as soon as it had a 20-% charge because they wanted it back. This solution doesn’t work in 2024. The phone problem has gotten way, way too bad for little stopgap tricks like that.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's an idea. Buy a few yondr pouches for each school. Kid is caught using their phone during the school day, it goes in the yondr pouch for the rest of the day. Kid is caught using it a second time, goes in the pouch every day for a month. Third time, yondr pouch for the rest of the year. This should satisfy the "what about a school shooter" objectors. Teach your kid if they want the privilege of using their phone during a school shooter, never get caught using it before then. It would also give kid one "free" use of their phone because pouch for a day no big deal--but better save up that one free use for when you really need it.

This would require common sense, clearly the district has zero common sense.

Guys it’s a PILOT. That’s what they’re trying to figure out - how to do it best countywide. They didn’t already buy 215,000 pouches

If they were ACTUALLY interested in figuring out the best way they’d be collecting data on phone usage for at least a few months with no intervention, with current (last school years) intervention, and they’d have different phases of novel intervention across different schools trying different methods- not just a pouch. They would stagger interventions within and across schools. Then they’d actually look at what works and what doesn’t work and choose based on the data.

This is just a slow roll out for Yondr.

Probably to line someone’s pockets.

They already have that information from the last school year.

SMH

I’m waiting to see it posted on the website.

Keep waiting, FCPS is not required to share every bit of data they have with you or the community.

DP. They 100% are if they are forcing some communist style seizure methods on our children. As it stands there is ZERO justification for this and WE AREN’T DOING IT! My kids will NOT be accepting a commie pouch.

Your governor decreed they had to ban cell phone use. So yeah, your kids will, or they can be homeschooled or go to private (which will also be phone free). You’re on the losing side of a battle here.

My kids don’t use their phone during the day, but they won’t be using a pouch either. I agree with PPs, they are punishing everyone with this program. It’s unnecessary.

You need a mindset shift. This isn’t “punishing everyone.” This is trying to address a crisis of learning and teen mental health by restoring an environment in which they can actually engage and learn again and not be consumed by devices that are wrecking them.

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Praying Chantilly HS is not one of the ones who volunteered. My kid will not be putting their phone in this stupid pouch.

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Anonymous wrote:Praying Chantilly HS is not one of the ones who volunteered. My kid will not be putting their phone in this stupid pouch.

Maybe you guys need to put yours in a pouch too. You and your kids would realize you could easily survive 9-4 without texting eachother.