Yondr pouch pilot program at some MS

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I want to know how the HS version of this with “storage units located in the classroom” is supposed to work. So kids are wasting time at the beginning and end of class to deal with the phones? Who stops a kid from taking someone else’s phone either by mistake or on purpose? A kid who has to be dismissed early for any reason needs to potentially disrupt the entire class to retrieve their phone?

Maybe it’s a great program. But typical of FCPS it’s being implemented in a way that leaves more questions than answers.

I don't see what's so complicated about it. A box or cubbies, whatever. They aren't going to take each other's phones.

Since being in HS my DD has had her homework, study guides, and notes taken off her desk in 3 different classrooms across 3 years of HS. She will NOT be placing her phone in any storage unit.

^ And before people say my kid is a liar and just didn't do work. She has a 4.0 uw GPA and a 4.6 w GPA. And in one instance the thief was too stupid to just copy her stolen study guide he tried to hand it in but since she reported the theft to the teacher, the teacher was on the lookout and recognized her handwriting when the thief turned it in as his. So glad she is graduating this year and doesn't have to deal with this stupidity past this last year. She will keep her phone in her bookbag. We will not risk someone taking it.

Sounds like if it’s away and turned off and nobody knows about it, that shouldn’t be a problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to know how the HS version of this with “storage units located in the classroom” is supposed to work. So kids are wasting time at the beginning and end of class to deal with the phones? Who stops a kid from taking someone else’s phone either by mistake or on purpose? A kid who has to be dismissed early for any reason needs to potentially disrupt the entire class to retrieve their phone?

Maybe it’s a great program. But typical of FCPS it’s being implemented in a way that leaves more questions than answers.

I don't see what's so complicated about it. A box or cubbies, whatever. They aren't going to take each other's phones.

Since being in HS my DD has had her homework, study guides, and notes taken off her desk in 3 different classrooms across 3 years of HS. She will NOT be placing her phone in any storage unit.

^ And before people say my kid is a liar and just didn't do work. She has a 4.0 uw GPA and a 4.6 w GPA. And in one instance the thief was too stupid to just copy her stolen study guide he tried to hand it in but since she reported the theft to the teacher, the teacher was on the lookout and recognized her handwriting when the thief turned it in as his. So glad she is graduating this year and doesn't have to deal with this stupidity past this last year. She will keep her phone in her bookbag. We will not risk someone taking it.

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you use find find my Iphone

or he/she cannot turn in their phone and just keep it in their bookbag. Many years ago I "lost" my phone at Tysons II. It turned up in a location. Turns our find your phone is an approximate and not an exact location. My phone was about a block from where it showed up to be and we had to get the police involved to get it and it was a mess. Hard pass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to know how the HS version of this with “storage units located in the classroom” is supposed to work. So kids are wasting time at the beginning and end of class to deal with the phones? Who stops a kid from taking someone else’s phone either by mistake or on purpose? A kid who has to be dismissed early for any reason needs to potentially disrupt the entire class to retrieve their phone?

Maybe it’s a great program. But typical of FCPS it’s being implemented in a way that leaves more questions than answers.

I don't see what's so complicated about it. A box or cubbies, whatever. They aren't going to take each other's phones.

Since being in HS my DD has had her homework, study guides, and notes taken off her desk in 3 different classrooms across 3 years of HS. She will NOT be placing her phone in any storage unit.

^ And before people say my kid is a liar and just didn't do work. She has a 4.0 uw GPA and a 4.6 w GPA. And in one instance the thief was too stupid to just copy her stolen study guide he tried to hand it in but since she reported the theft to the teacher, the teacher was on the lookout and recognized her handwriting when the thief turned it in as his. So glad she is graduating this year and doesn't have to deal with this stupidity past this last year. She will keep her phone in her bookbag. We will not risk someone taking it.

Sounds like if it’s away and turned off and nobody knows about it, that shouldn’t be a problem.

+1. That is what my kid is doing and what he has done anyway so this whole thing is ridiculous. No way we are handing over the phone to the school to lose or have someone steal it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to know how the HS version of this with “storage units located in the classroom” is supposed to work. So kids are wasting time at the beginning and end of class to deal with the phones? Who stops a kid from taking someone else’s phone either by mistake or on purpose? A kid who has to be dismissed early for any reason needs to potentially disrupt the entire class to retrieve their phone?

Maybe it’s a great program. But typical of FCPS it’s being implemented in a way that leaves more questions than answers.

I don't see what's so complicated about it. A box or cubbies, whatever. They aren't going to take each other's phones.

Since being in HS my DD has had her homework, study guides, and notes taken off her desk in 3 different classrooms across 3 years of HS. She will NOT be placing her phone in any storage unit.

^ And before people say my kid is a liar and just didn't do work. She has a 4.0 uw GPA and a 4.6 w GPA. And in one instance the thief was too stupid to just copy her stolen study guide he tried to hand it in but since she reported the theft to the teacher, the teacher was on the lookout and recognized her handwriting when the thief turned it in as his. So glad she is graduating this year and doesn't have to deal with this stupidity past this last year. She will keep her phone in her bookbag. We will not risk someone taking it.

Sounds like if it’s away and turned off and nobody knows about it, that shouldn’t be a problem.

+1. That is what my kid is doing and what he has done anyway so this whole thing is ridiculous. No way we are handing over the phone to the school to lose or have someone steal it.

The kids keep the phone in the pouch with them - because of views like yours. They are accommodating your parental need to provide a phone to your DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are parents going to go protest this law?

It’s not a law. It’s just idiots making shit up and hoping you’ll willingly comply. Just don’t take the pouch. Simple.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are parents going to go protest this law?

It’s not a law. It’s just idiots making shit up and hoping you’ll willingly comply. Just don’t take the pouch. Simple.

Do you know what the SR&R is? It has the force of law for students.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The other issue is sometimes I send a text at dismissal time switching my kid’s transportation mode and now my kid won’t see it in time. In the past when I’ve called the office they don’t deliver these types of messages.

Yes he would. As a teacher I imagine they build in a 15/20ish “advisory” block at the end of the day before dismissal to stagger pouch retrieval by floor/hall/zone. And before anyone whines about missed instructional time, we lose way more to phones when kids have them in class. It would be a net win.

no they are not changing the entire school schedule to add in a 20 minutes block to deal with returning cell phones!!! and i would be livid if they did. this whole thing is going to be an expensive disaster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to know how the HS version of this with “storage units located in the classroom” is supposed to work. So kids are wasting time at the beginning and end of class to deal with the phones? Who stops a kid from taking someone else’s phone either by mistake or on purpose? A kid who has to be dismissed early for any reason needs to potentially disrupt the entire class to retrieve their phone?

Maybe it’s a great program. But typical of FCPS it’s being implemented in a way that leaves more questions than answers.

I don't see what's so complicated about it. A box or cubbies, whatever. They aren't going to take each other's phones.

Since being in HS my DD has had her homework, study guides, and notes taken off her desk in 3 different classrooms across 3 years of HS. She will NOT be placing her phone in any storage unit.

Fine. But if I see it or it goes off in class I am immediately calling admin to retrieve it and your kid is getting detention as per new policy. Teach her to turn it off during the school day and put it in her backpack. Pockets aren’t sufficient.

my kid got money stolen out of his backpack. you want his phone stolen now too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The other issue is sometimes I send a text at dismissal time switching my kid’s transportation mode and now my kid won’t see it in time. In the past when I’ve called the office they don’t deliver these types of messages.

Yes he would. As a teacher I imagine they build in a 15/20ish “advisory” block at the end of the day before dismissal to stagger pouch retrieval by floor/hall/zone. And before anyone whines about missed instructional time, we lose way more to phones when kids have them in class. It would be a net win.

no they are not changing the entire school schedule to add in a 20 minutes block to deal with returning cell phones!!! and i would be livid if they did. this whole thing is going to be an expensive disaster.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The other issue is sometimes I send a text at dismissal time switching my kid’s transportation mode and now my kid won’t see it in time. In the past when I’ve called the office they don’t deliver these types of messages.

Yes he would. As a teacher I imagine they build in a 15/20ish “advisory” block at the end of the day before dismissal to stagger pouch retrieval by floor/hall/zone. And before anyone whines about missed instructional time, we lose way more to phones when kids have them in class. It would be a net win.

no they are not changing the entire school schedule to add in a 20 minutes block to deal with returning cell phones!!! and i would be livid if they did. this whole thing is going to be an expensive disaster.

Phones are an expensive disaster. This is just one more expense added to the pile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to know how the HS version of this with “storage units located in the classroom” is supposed to work. So kids are wasting time at the beginning and end of class to deal with the phones? Who stops a kid from taking someone else’s phone either by mistake or on purpose? A kid who has to be dismissed early for any reason needs to potentially disrupt the entire class to retrieve their phone?

Maybe it’s a great program. But typical of FCPS it’s being implemented in a way that leaves more questions than answers.

I don't see what's so complicated about it. A box or cubbies, whatever. They aren't going to take each other's phones.

Since being in HS my DD has had her homework, study guides, and notes taken off her desk in 3 different classrooms across 3 years of HS. She will NOT be placing her phone in any storage unit.

Fine. But if I see it or it goes off in class I am immediately calling admin to retrieve it and your kid is getting detention as per new policy. Teach her to turn it off during the school day and put it in her backpack. Pockets aren’t sufficient.

my kid got money stolen out of his backpack. you want his phone stolen now too?

Then he should leave his phone home if it's too valuable to be left in the backpack.

[Anonymous]

Have your kids responded to your text yet? I ask mine how her day been going no respond..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have your kids responded to your text yet? I ask mine how her day been going no respond..

That’s bc she’s in class and isn’t allowed on her phone. I make a point not to text my kids during the school day. You should too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Have your kids responded to your text yet? I ask mine how her day been going no respond..

That’s bc she’s in class and isn’t allowed on her phone. I make a point not to text my kids during the school day. You should too.

+1 why the heck are you texting your kid while they are at school???? You are the problem.

[Anonymous]

Teacher on lunch break:

OMG THE NO CELL PHONES THING IS AMAZING! For the first time in YEARS kids are talking to each other. They are introducing themselves, willingly playing my silly ice breakers, fully engaging with their peers.

If you haven't been in a classroom recently, you have no idea how much they've taken over and how little footing we had to restrict them. Today felt like when I started 20 years ago.