New Policy: APS school board adopts all-day ban on student phone use, makes one exception

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the high school teacher above…THANK YOU!

+1,000!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Word on the street as kids are finding old phones around the house and plan to give those up in the morning while keeping their real phone on their person.

Yeah. They do this but they keep the real phone hidden because they know it goes in pouch if they get caught. Either way the pouches are working to limit phone use.

Exactly. The pouches create an overall phone free environment so if their phone is out it is flagged and can’t be just “oh I was putting it on silent” or something. Then it goes into the locked poach and doesn’t impact later classes.

[Anonymous]

APS is now out of line with Fairfax. Unlike APS, they didn't cave to Youngkin's little political stunt.

Ohhh, APS....

[Anonymous]

I'll never get my senior to go back to school now haha. Not that it really matters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Word on the street as kids are finding old phones around the house and plan to give those up in the morning while keeping their real phone on their person.

This gives me hope for the future! Love this!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Word on the street as kids are finding old phones around the house and plan to give those up in the morning while keeping their real phone on their person.

This gives me hope for the future! Love this!!

Such excitement for fraud and lying to your teacher. Parent of the year here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Word on the street as kids are finding old phones around the house and plan to give those up in the morning while keeping their real phone on their person.

This gives me hope for the future! Love this!!

Such excitement for fraud and lying to your teacher. Parent of the year here.

Goes both ways fool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Word on the street as kids are finding old phones around the house and plan to give those up in the morning while keeping their real phone on their person.

This gives me hope for the future! Love this!!

Such excitement for fraud and lying to your teacher. Parent of the year here.

Goes both ways fool.

Are you drinking? What are you even saying?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll never get my senior to go back to school now haha. Not that it really matters.

My senior is very grateful for the ability to leave at lunch. They used to go out maybe once or twice a week, but after yesterday's lunch being dominated by someone yelling on a microphone all period, staying at school for lunch to socialize with friends doesn't seem so enjoyable anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll never get my senior to go back to school now haha. Not that it really matters.

My senior is very grateful for the ability to leave at lunch. They used to go out maybe once or twice a week, but after yesterday's lunch being dominated by someone yelling on a microphone all period, staying at school for lunch to socialize with friends doesn't seem so enjoyable anymore.

Is this related to the phone policy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll never get my senior to go back to school now haha. Not that it really matters.

My senior is very grateful for the ability to leave at lunch. They used to go out maybe once or twice a week, but after yesterday's lunch being dominated by someone yelling on a microphone all period, staying at school for lunch to socialize with friends doesn't seem so enjoyable anymore.

The anti-cell phone crazies have driven kids off campus with their cell phone ban. Well done crazy people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll never get my senior to go back to school now haha. Not that it really matters.

My senior is very grateful for the ability to leave at lunch. They used to go out maybe once or twice a week, but after yesterday's lunch being dominated by someone yelling on a microphone all period, staying at school for lunch to socialize with friends doesn't seem so enjoyable anymore.

Is this related to the phone policy?

Yes. Yesterday was the first day back after the bell-to-bell ban took effect. The microphone yielding staff used the microphone to constantly repeat that no one could have a phone or any phone accessories out. It was a miserable lunch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll never get my senior to go back to school now haha. Not that it really matters.

My senior is very grateful for the ability to leave at lunch. They used to go out maybe once or twice a week, but after yesterday's lunch being dominated by someone yelling on a microphone all period, staying at school for lunch to socialize with friends doesn't seem so enjoyable anymore.

The anti-cell phone crazies have driven kids off campus with their cell phone ban. Well done crazy people.

Right. High schools do have discretion as to when students can use phones and there isn't a good reason why the cafeteria at lunch isn't one of those times.

[Anonymous]

my child said at elementary school, they aren't even allowed to wear apple watches in class anymore.

[Anonymous]

This should be interesting now that phone use is being restricted in the N Arlington high schools, too (& not just at Wakefield). I imagine those parents will have something to say.

And next year, will all schools use the yondr pouches? Or none?