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

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Anonymous wrote:My Yorktown kid reports that they were being told as they walked into school that they had to put their phones away right then and there. So not bell to bell but more like when you are in the building?

Well Youngkin’s directive doesn’t clarify but it seems that bell to bell is being taken to mean from the first bell ringing for the day to the last. If they’re walking in during the normal arrival time right around the bell, that would make sense.

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I asked my kid who goes to W-L if the ban made a difference this week. They said, "Mom, no one took their phones out in class before. Everyone is too worried about their grade to risk it." So that may not be everywhere but is happening too.

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Anonymous wrote:My Yorktown kid reports that they were being told as they walked into school that they had to put their phones away right then and there. So not bell to bell but more like when you are in the building?

That’s when they have to pouch their phones at Wakefield, so that makes sense.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting that one of the most tech centric discussion groups are largely in support of banning cell phones in classrooms

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41631628

Pretty much everyone wants phones away in classrooms. That’s not what this discussion is about.

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Anonymous wrote:My Yorktown kid reports that they were being told as they walked into school that they had to put their phones away right then and there. So not bell to bell but more like when you are in the building?

Yorktown has people posted all over to remind kids about the phones. A lot of drivers arrive early b/c parking is tight. I don't see why they can't have their phones at 8:00 if they are in the building. I guess they will just stay outside if they need to make their arrangements with their friends for lunch, after school, etc. The implementation is a little overzealous.

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My senior kid has a burner he drops. Creativity is appreciated.

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Anonymous wrote:I asked my kid how it went. He’s at WL. I reminded him that it’s the policy and he said “I never used my phone during the day anyway. The teachers are just being bigger d*cks about it now and standing in the hallway yelling at us to put phones away.”

None of this means he’s paying more attention - he’s on his laptop listening to Spotify and watching YouTube.

The way you commented this not even realizing how much it reveals what a jerk of a kid you’ve raised in multiple ways- incredible.

Or maybe he’s an HFA kid with ADHD who is not disruptive so the teachers don’t follow up on their end of the IEP and provide him the necessary supports. And if you think your NT kids are sitting in school following all the rules I have waterfront property in Brooklyn to sell you. Maybe my kid is actually smarter than yours because he figured out the workaround earlier.

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Anonymous wrote:My senior kid has a burner he drops. Creativity is appreciated.

He’ll get caught. Weird flex to announce you’re a bad parent.

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Anonymous wrote: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?

Why? All the N Arlington parents I know support the ban.

Let me guess, you're either in APE or you don't have high school kids.

Not in APE, and have a freshman and a junior. They understand how corrosive social media is, and they see their friends in front of them in their classes so no FOMO from not having the phone (and none of their friends have their phones to boot).

What exactly are you high school kids telling you is the great travesty of the phone ban?? I honestly don’t understand. Who are they trying to get in touch with that can’t wait till end of day? Are all their books locked on their phone?

DP. I don't think their kids are telling them anything awful about the ban other than (1) staff is yelling at them on megaphones; (2) they don't like being treated like kindergartners; and (3) they don't use their phones during class anyway, so the ban is stupid. Nevertheless, the kids seem to be taking it all in greater stride than the parents

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Anonymous wrote:I asked my kid how it went. He’s at WL. I reminded him that it’s the policy and he said “I never used my phone during the day anyway. The teachers are just being bigger d*cks about it now and standing in the hallway yelling at us to put phones away.”

None of this means he’s paying more attention - he’s on his laptop listening to Spotify and watching YouTube.

So you’ve failed as a parent and you’re announcing it? What an odd choice.

What exactly am I supposed to do about it when he’s at school? I have told the teachers they can remove his computer or give him demerits or whatever, but they don’t. It’s their classroom.

I would tell them he needs to do his homework on paper and not have a school provided laptop. I would make him change the password and only I would have it, so he can’t use it at school and only can use electronics under my supervision.

Good luck with that.

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Anonymous wrote:My Yorktown kid reports that they were being told as they walked into school that they had to put their phones away right then and there. So not bell to bell but more like when you are in the building?

Yorktown has people posted all over to remind kids about the phones. A lot of drivers arrive early b/c parking is tight. I don't see why they can't have their phones at 8:00 if they are in the building. I guess they will just stay outside if they need to make their arrangements with their friends for lunch, after school, etc. The implementation is a little overzealous.

Yeah, 'cause they can't make those arrangements for lunch with friends the night before. Or find each other at the ending bell. Like generations before them did.

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Anonymous wrote:My senior kid has a burner he drops. Creativity is appreciated.

He’ll get caught. Weird flex to announce you’re a bad parent.

Say wha? I want my senior to have his phone. Only 5 months left.

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Anonymous wrote:My senior kid has a burner he drops. Creativity is appreciated.

He’ll get caught. Weird flex to announce you’re a bad parent.

NP. "Caught." So, what do you think will really happen if a kid gets caught. Honest question.

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Anonymous wrote:My senior kid has a burner he drops. Creativity is appreciated.

You appreciate that creativity when your kid uses it to skirt your rules, too?

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Anonymous wrote:My senior kid has a burner he drops. Creativity is appreciated.

He’ll get caught. Weird flex to announce you’re a bad parent.

NP. "Caught." So, what do you think will really happen if a kid gets caught. Honest question.

They take his real phone.