Yondr pouch pilot program at some MS

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Anonymous wrote:Cannot imagine how gross these pouches will be after 1 quarter let alone 1 year

These pouches are washable and repairable.

https://www.winelements.com/post/yondr-vs-multi-tiered-safe-pouch

Still makes you wonder why they insist on yondr

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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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I thought the governor is outlawing phones in schools- no?

The governor issued a mandate this summer that all Virginia schools need to develop plans to be cell phone free this school year. DCUM parents believe this does not / should not apply to them.

DCUM thinks FCPS should invest the time and energy into finding a way that works before giving away tax payers dollars to a pouch company just to cover up the fact that their disciplinary standards are non-existent.

This draconian approach isn’t going to go over well for most. Pouch Punishment should be reserved for those children that can’t follow the rules.

Can you please quickly run for school board as yours is the logic missing

To political for my taste. They could just hire me to design an actual pilot program, but we all know they don’t actually want that. They made up their minds, they need their Yondr kickbacks (allegedly).

Even if kickbacks, a huge waste of $ could go elsewhere IN the schools v to outside vendor.

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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.

+100

I thought the governor is outlawing phones in schools- no?

The governor issued a mandate this summer that all Virginia schools need to develop plans to be cell phone free this school year. DCUM parents believe this does not / should not apply to them.

DCUM thinks FCPS should invest the time and energy into finding a way that works before giving away tax payers dollars to a pouch company just to cover up the fact that their disciplinary standards are non-existent.

This draconian approach isn’t going to go over well for most. Pouch Punishment should be reserved for those children that can’t follow the rules.

Can you please quickly run for school board as yours is the logic missing

To political for my taste. They could just hire me to design an actual pilot program, but we all know they don’t actually want that. They made up their minds, they need their Yondr kickbacks (allegedly).

Even if kickbacks, a huge waste of $ could go elsewhere IN the schools v to outside vendor.

Getting kids off screens so they can focus on learning is actually not a waste of learning. Don’t care who makes the pouches or what brand they go with- it’s a worthy use of $ given that “pretty please put the phones away” is free but ineffectual.

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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.

+100

I thought the governor is outlawing phones in schools- no?

The governor issued a mandate this summer that all Virginia schools need to develop plans to be cell phone free this school year. DCUM parents believe this does not / should not apply to them.

DCUM thinks FCPS should invest the time and energy into finding a way that works before giving away tax payers dollars to a pouch company just to cover up the fact that their disciplinary standards are non-existent.

This draconian approach isn’t going to go over well for most. Pouch Punishment should be reserved for those children that can’t follow the rules.

Can you please quickly run for school board as yours is the logic missing

To political for my taste. They could just hire me to design an actual pilot program, but we all know they don’t actually want that. They made up their minds, they need their Yondr kickbacks (allegedly).

Even if kickbacks, a huge waste of $ could go elsewhere IN the schools v to outside vendor.

Getting kids off their phones to focus on learning isn’t a waste of money. Don’t care what brand of pouches they buy, it’s a valid use of funds given that “please put your phone away” is free and doesn’t work.

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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.

+100

I thought the governor is outlawing phones in schools- no?

The governor issued a mandate this summer that all Virginia schools need to develop plans to be cell phone free this school year. DCUM parents believe this does not / should not apply to them.

DCUM thinks FCPS should invest the time and energy into finding a way that works before giving away tax payers dollars to a pouch company just to cover up the fact that their disciplinary standards are non-existent.

This draconian approach isn’t going to go over well for most. Pouch Punishment should be reserved for those children that can’t follow the rules.

Can you please quickly run for school board as yours is the logic missing

To political for my taste. They could just hire me to design an actual pilot program, but we all know they don’t actually want that. They made up their minds, they need their Yondr kickbacks (allegedly).

Even if kickbacks, a huge waste of $ could go elsewhere IN the schools v to outside vendor.

Yes, it’s a huge waste of money in an already tight budget. I can’t get past the whole day no phone rule, it’s too punitive. It’s only teaching kids how to be more sneaky. I’m not sure that’s behavior we really need to increase.

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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.

+100

I thought the governor is outlawing phones in schools- no?

The governor issued a mandate this summer that all Virginia schools need to develop plans to be cell phone free this school year. DCUM parents believe this does not / should not apply to them.

DCUM thinks FCPS should invest the time and energy into finding a way that works before giving away tax payers dollars to a pouch company just to cover up the fact that their disciplinary standards are non-existent.

This draconian approach isn’t going to go over well for most. Pouch Punishment should be reserved for those children that can’t follow the rules.

Can you please quickly run for school board as yours is the logic missing

To political for my taste. They could just hire me to design an actual pilot program, but we all know they don’t actually want that. They made up their minds, they need their Yondr kickbacks (allegedly).

Even if kickbacks, a huge waste of $ could go elsewhere IN the schools v to outside vendor.

Getting kids off their phones to focus on learning isn’t a waste of money. Don’t care what brand of pouches they buy, it’s a valid use of funds given that “please put your phone away” is free and doesn’t work.

If you can’t get them to listen now, how do you expect to get them to listen when they all bring magnets to school- or knives or any other sharp object- to pry these pouches apart?

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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.

+100

I thought the governor is outlawing phones in schools- no?

The governor issued a mandate this summer that all Virginia schools need to develop plans to be cell phone free this school year. DCUM parents believe this does not / should not apply to them.

DCUM thinks FCPS should invest the time and energy into finding a way that works before giving away tax payers dollars to a pouch company just to cover up the fact that their disciplinary standards are non-existent.

This draconian approach isn’t going to go over well for most. Pouch Punishment should be reserved for those children that can’t follow the rules.

Can you please quickly run for school board as yours is the logic missing

To political for my taste. They could just hire me to design an actual pilot program, but we all know they don’t actually want that. They made up their minds, they need their Yondr kickbacks (allegedly).

Even if kickbacks, a huge waste of $ could go elsewhere IN the schools v to outside vendor.

Getting kids off their phones to focus on learning isn’t a waste of money. Don’t care what brand of pouches they buy, it’s a valid use of funds given that “please put your phone away” is free and doesn’t work.

If you can’t get them to listen now, how do you expect to get them to listen when they all bring magnets to school- or knives or any other sharp object- to pry these pouches apart?

They won’t do that. For cheaper than a replacement pouch they can buy a fake phone on Amazon and put that in it. Go ahead and search yourself. Tons of options.

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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.

+100

I thought the governor is outlawing phones in schools- no?

The governor issued a mandate this summer that all Virginia schools need to develop plans to be cell phone free this school year. DCUM parents believe this does not / should not apply to them.

DCUM thinks FCPS should invest the time and energy into finding a way that works before giving away tax payers dollars to a pouch company just to cover up the fact that their disciplinary standards are non-existent.

This draconian approach isn’t going to go over well for most. Pouch Punishment should be reserved for those children that can’t follow the rules.

Can you please quickly run for school board as yours is the logic missing

To political for my taste. They could just hire me to design an actual pilot program, but we all know they don’t actually want that. They made up their minds, they need their Yondr kickbacks (allegedly).

Even if kickbacks, a huge waste of $ could go elsewhere IN the schools v to outside vendor.

Getting kids off their phones to focus on learning isn’t a waste of money. Don’t care what brand of pouches they buy, it’s a valid use of funds given that “please put your phone away” is free and doesn’t work.

If you can’t get them to listen now, how do you expect to get them to listen when they all bring magnets to school- or knives or any other sharp object- to pry these pouches apart?

A. If they bring a knife to school to open these we can actually suspend them since that’s a weapon.

B. They are literally going to look like *idiots* trying to use a fishing magnet to open this thing in class while everyone else is just sitting there learning. Like that’s literally dope fiend behavior.

I think you guys have lost the plot for real when you’re now threatening kids to bring knives if they can’t have access to their phone at all time. Look inward, something’s seriously wrong.

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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.

+100

I thought the governor is outlawing phones in schools- no?

The governor issued a mandate this summer that all Virginia schools need to develop plans to be cell phone free this school year. DCUM parents believe this does not / should not apply to them.

DCUM thinks FCPS should invest the time and energy into finding a way that works before giving away tax payers dollars to a pouch company just to cover up the fact that their disciplinary standards are non-existent.

This draconian approach isn’t going to go over well for most. Pouch Punishment should be reserved for those children that can’t follow the rules.

Can you please quickly run for school board as yours is the logic missing

To political for my taste. They could just hire me to design an actual pilot program, but we all know they don’t actually want that. They made up their minds, they need their Yondr kickbacks (allegedly).

Even if kickbacks, a huge waste of $ could go elsewhere IN the schools v to outside vendor.

Getting kids off their phones to focus on learning isn’t a waste of money. Don’t care what brand of pouches they buy, it’s a valid use of funds given that “please put your phone away” is free and doesn’t work.

If you can’t get them to listen now, how do you expect to get them to listen when they all bring magnets to school- or knives or any other sharp object- to pry these pouches apart?

They won’t do that. For cheaper than a replacement pouch they can buy a fake phone on Amazon and put that in it. Go ahead and search yourself. Tons of options.

And then what, sit on their real phone out in the open in class? Or keep their real phone in their bag so they aren’t detected which … serves the intention of having the phone away just fine.

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How is the disciplinary action for being on your phone now differ from last year? If it doesn’t, then nothing will change.

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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.

+100

I thought the governor is outlawing phones in schools- no?

The governor issued a mandate this summer that all Virginia schools need to develop plans to be cell phone free this school year. DCUM parents believe this does not / should not apply to them.

DCUM thinks FCPS should invest the time and energy into finding a way that works before giving away tax payers dollars to a pouch company just to cover up the fact that their disciplinary standards are non-existent.

This draconian approach isn’t going to go over well for most. Pouch Punishment should be reserved for those children that can’t follow the rules.

Can you please quickly run for school board as yours is the logic missing

To political for my taste. They could just hire me to design an actual pilot program, but we all know they don’t actually want that. They made up their minds, they need their Yondr kickbacks (allegedly).

Even if kickbacks, a huge waste of $ could go elsewhere IN the schools v to outside vendor.

Yes, it’s a huge waste of money in an already tight budget. I can’t get past the whole day no phone rule, it’s too punitive. It’s only teaching kids how to be more sneaky. I’m not sure that’s behavior we really need to increase.

Then call the Governor and tell him that. Because that’s what his executive order mandated.

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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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I thought the governor is outlawing phones in schools- no?

The governor issued a mandate this summer that all Virginia schools need to develop plans to be cell phone free this school year. DCUM parents believe this does not / should not apply to them.

DCUM thinks FCPS should invest the time and energy into finding a way that works before giving away tax payers dollars to a pouch company just to cover up the fact that their disciplinary standards are non-existent.

This draconian approach isn’t going to go over well for most. Pouch Punishment should be reserved for those children that can’t follow the rules.

Can you please quickly run for school board as yours is the logic missing

To political for my taste. They could just hire me to design an actual pilot program, but we all know they don’t actually want that. They made up their minds, they need their Yondr kickbacks (allegedly).

Even if kickbacks, a huge waste of $ could go elsewhere IN the schools v to outside vendor.

Yes, it’s a huge waste of money in an already tight budget. I can’t get past the whole day no phone rule, it’s too punitive. It’s only teaching kids how to be more sneaky. I’m not sure that’s behavior we really need to increase.

Then call the Governor and tell him that. Because that’s what his executive order mandated.

If you read the order, step 1 and 2 are gathering feedback, policy guidelines won’t be provided until January. Introducción of Punishment Pouches for all is not a good way to start the school year.

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Anonymous wrote:I support no phone use in middle schools, but this pouch stuff is dumb. My 13yo is in general a rule follower and does not use their phone during school (I know because I check their usage). My plan is to have them leave their phone at home and have their Apple Watch on school mode to turn off as soon as school ends. If they need me in an emergency they can turn off school mode and contact me. If we need to communicate about after school plans/rides/frequent bus delays I will text and they will get it as school mode turns off, and they will text on the watch after school.

I think this goes along with the school’s ultimate goal of no phones at school but leaves needed communication open.

I thought smart watches also had to be bagged?

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Anonymous wrote:How is the disciplinary action for being on your phone now differ from last year? If it doesn’t, then nothing will change.

This. This. This. Would not need pouches if schools had ability to discipline.

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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.

+100

I thought the governor is outlawing phones in schools- no?

The governor issued a mandate this summer that all Virginia schools need to develop plans to be cell phone free this school year. DCUM parents believe this does not / should not apply to them.

DCUM thinks FCPS should invest the time and energy into finding a way that works before giving away tax payers dollars to a pouch company just to cover up the fact that their disciplinary standards are non-existent.

This draconian approach isn’t going to go over well for most. Pouch Punishment should be reserved for those children that can’t follow the rules.

Can you please quickly run for school board as yours is the logic missing

To political for my taste. They could just hire me to design an actual pilot program, but we all know they don’t actually want that. They made up their minds, they need their Yondr kickbacks (allegedly).

Even if kickbacks, a huge waste of $ could go elsewhere IN the schools v to outside vendor.

Yes, it’s a huge waste of money in an already tight budget. I can’t get past the whole day no phone rule, it’s too punitive. It’s only teaching kids how to be more sneaky. I’m not sure that’s behavior we really need to increase.

How is something that was normal a fee years ago in middle school "too punitive"?
My 8th grader has a dumb phone and is perfectly fine.