Cell phone ban in schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From Churchill:
Cell Phones - In an upgrade to our current PMD policy, all students will be required to place their phones into pouches or "cubbies" at the front of the room during class time. This change will eliminate technology distractions during classes, while making sure students have access to phones during an emergency. They will be allowed to use them during transitions and lunch.

However, it doesn’t state what the consequences are for kids who don’t follow the policy.

There are no consequences. They can't enforce it so nobody will follow it. It will just detract from instructional time. Better to let kids who don't care about school to watch TikTok and flunk out.

[Anonymous]

Better to let kids who don't care about school to watch TikTok and flunk out.

Agree.

I think society would be better if young people learned natural consequences.

Currently, many people don't learn them until well into adulthood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From Churchill:
Cell Phones - In an upgrade to our current PMD policy, all students will be required to place their phones into pouches or "cubbies" at the front of the room during class time. This change will eliminate technology distractions during classes, while making sure students have access to phones during an emergency. They will be allowed to use them during transitions and lunch.

However, it doesn’t state what the consequences are for kids who don’t follow the policy.

There are no consequences. They can't enforce it so nobody will follow it. It will just detract from instructional time. Better to let kids who don't care about school to watch TikTok and flunk out.

This. I wish they could put the students who don't want to learn in the auditorium with their phones and a security guard to make sure they don't fight or destroy school property. Otherwise, leave them to their own devices (literally) and let the kids who are putting forth an effort have a chance to learn without constant distractions.

It will never happen because the optics would be terrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From Churchill:
Cell Phones - In an upgrade to our current PMD policy, all students will be required to place their phones into pouches or "cubbies" at the front of the room during class time. This change will eliminate technology distractions during classes, while making sure students have access to phones during an emergency. They will be allowed to use them during transitions and lunch.

However, it doesn’t state what the consequences are for kids who don’t follow the policy.

There are no consequences. They can't enforce it so nobody will follow it. It will just detract from instructional time. Better to let kids who don't care about school to watch TikTok and flunk out.

Why do you keep parroting this as if it’s fact? They can enforce it and it will absolutely not take up more instructional time than cellphone usage already does. The kids who don’t care distract the ones that do care. Cellphones are problematic for every single person in a classroom. You sound very immature as well as completely clueless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From Churchill:
Cell Phones - In an upgrade to our current PMD policy, all students will be required to place their phones into pouches or "cubbies" at the front of the room during class time. This change will eliminate technology distractions during classes, while making sure students have access to phones during an emergency. They will be allowed to use them during transitions and lunch.

However, it doesn’t state what the consequences are for kids who don’t follow the policy.

There are no consequences. They can't enforce it so nobody will follow it. It will just detract from instructional time. Better to let kids who don't care about school to watch TikTok and flunk out.

Why do you keep parroting this as if it’s fact? They can enforce it and it will absolutely not take up more instructional time than cellphone usage already does. The kids who don’t care distract the ones that do care. Cellphones are problematic for every single person in a classroom. You sound very immature as well as completely clueless.

How?

And how are you so confident? DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From Churchill:
Cell Phones - In an upgrade to our current PMD policy, all students will be required to place their phones into pouches or "cubbies" at the front of the room during class time. This change will eliminate technology distractions during classes, while making sure students have access to phones during an emergency. They will be allowed to use them during transitions and lunch.

However, it doesn’t state what the consequences are for kids who don’t follow the policy.

There are no consequences. They can't enforce it so nobody will follow it. It will just detract from instructional time. Better to let kids who don't care about school to watch TikTok and flunk out.

Why do you keep parroting this as if it’s fact? They can enforce it and it will absolutely not take up more instructional time than cellphone usage already does. The kids who don’t care distract the ones that do care. Cellphones are problematic for every single person in a classroom. You sound very immature as well as completely clueless.

You're way out of touch. They can't even make kids go to class let alone this kind of thing. They are powerless. The county won't let them do anything because of optics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why? They will just use their chomebooks instead.

Chromebooks don’t have TikTok which is 99% of the battle. They do not abuse Chromebooks nearly as bad as they use their phones. Try stepping foot in a classroom once in awhile before making ignorant comments.

Kids at our school use instagram not TikTok. Yes they are worse on the chromebooks as it’s less obvious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why? They will just use their chomebooks instead.

Chromebooks don’t have TikTok which is 99% of the battle. They do not abuse Chromebooks nearly as bad as they use their phones. Try stepping foot in a classroom once in awhile before making ignorant comments.

Kids at our school use instagram not TikTok. Yes they are worse on the chromebooks as it’s less obvious.

Yep, if they take away phones from these students, they'll just find something else to occupy their time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why? They will just use their chomebooks instead.

Chromebooks don’t have TikTok which is 99% of the battle. They do not abuse Chromebooks nearly as bad as they use their phones. Try stepping foot in a classroom once in awhile before making ignorant comments.

Kids at our school use instagram not TikTok. Yes they are worse on the chromebooks as it’s less obvious.

Yep, if they take away phones from these students, they'll just find something else to occupy their time.

Yea. Let’s never attempt to fix anything. Let the kids decide how everything should work. Sounds perfect!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why? They will just use their chomebooks instead.

Chromebooks don’t have TikTok which is 99% of the battle. They do not abuse Chromebooks nearly as bad as they use their phones. Try stepping foot in a classroom once in awhile before making ignorant comments.

Kids at our school use instagram not TikTok. Yes they are worse on the chromebooks as it’s less obvious.

Yep, if they take away phones from these students, they'll just find something else to occupy their time.

Yea. Let’s never attempt to fix anything. Let the kids decide how everything should work. Sounds perfect!

Would be better than wasting 20% of class time attempting to enforce an unworkable policy. No matter what they do some kids aren't going to pay attention. They can't legislate this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why? They will just use their chomebooks instead.

Chromebooks don’t have TikTok which is 99% of the battle. They do not abuse Chromebooks nearly as bad as they use their phones. Try stepping foot in a classroom once in awhile before making ignorant comments.

Kids at our school use instagram not TikTok. Yes they are worse on the chromebooks as it’s less obvious.

Yep, if they take away phones from these students, they'll just find something else to occupy their time.

Yea. Let’s never attempt to fix anything. Let the kids decide how everything should work. Sounds perfect!

Would be better than wasting 20% of class time attempting to enforce an unworkable policy. No matter what they do some kids aren't going to pay attention. They can't legislate this.

No, you’re so right. We should instead continue to spend 100% of class time trying to get kids off phones. You may think it’s a problem for everyone, but they absolutely distract the students trying to work. Bans work in other school systems, could easily work here but then we have attitudes like yours. It’s pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From Churchill:
Cell Phones - In an upgrade to our current PMD policy, all students will be required to place their phones into pouches or "cubbies" at the front of the room during class time. This change will eliminate technology distractions during classes, while making sure students have access to phones during an emergency. They will be allowed to use them during transitions and lunch.

However, it doesn’t state what the consequences are for kids who don’t follow the policy.

There are no consequences. They can't enforce it so nobody will follow it. It will just detract from instructional time. Better to let kids who don't care about school to watch TikTok and flunk out.

Why do you keep parroting this as if it’s fact? They can enforce it and it will absolutely not take up more instructional time than cellphone usage already does. The kids who don’t care distract the ones that do care. Cellphones are problematic for every single person in a classroom. You sound very immature as well as completely clueless.

You're way out of touch. They can't even make kids go to class let alone this kind of thing. They are powerless. The county won't let them do anything because of optics.

Unfortunately, I agree 100%.

The only thing that will solve the problems of phones and absenteeism is a change in our culture. Which starts at home. Parents need to step up and have at-home consequences.

I can’t tell you the amount of times I have “gently” suffered in parent meetings that the parents should take the phone away until grades improve. They look at me like I’m crazy and mutter, “Wow, yeah we’ve never considered that.”

We’ve become a tech-dependent culture which has sad sad consequences. Tell me how generations of people survived without cell phones? Phones are not a necessity. And before you tell me, “But Frank needs his phone to tell me about after school clubs!” or “What if there is an emergency!” How about consider planning ahead and allowing kids to be taken care of by the adults during an emergency.

[Anonymous]

*suggested not suffered.

But I have suffered as well.

[Anonymous]

From the private school forum -
GDS is banning cell phones in their HS starting this fall. The train has left the station.
The following article was written by the head of GDS:

https://apple.news/A4CdeBIqgQt-e1jO0xo0-xg

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From the private school forum -
GDS is banning cell phones in their HS starting this fall. The train has left the station.
The following article was written by the head of GDS:

https://apple.news/A4CdeBIqgQt-e1jO0xo0-xg

I am keeping my fingers crossed that MCpS hops on this bandwagon.