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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At Yorktown, they are now confiscating phones if they are seen in the lunch room. My DC is following the rules, but said morale is really low, especially among seniors.

Well yeah of course if you are practically addicted to something and then you have to go cold turkey of course you are going to be sad and depressed. Duh. I am sure they will get over it.

This is missing the point. They can use their phones if they leave campus. The frustration is that they are 17/18 years old and are being treated like 9 year olds.

High school is made up of children ages 14-18 years old. The addiction of phones is worst at that age. I cannot for the life of me understand how you can possibly believe that removing phones from an educational environment that children go to to learn for about 6 hours a day is at all treating them like 9 year olds. 9 year olds don’t need a cell phone ban because they are not addicted to to phones in school like your senior is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At Yorktown, they are now confiscating phones if they are seen in the lunch room. My DC is following the rules, but said morale is really low, especially among seniors.

Well yeah of course if you are practically addicted to something and then you have to go cold turkey of course you are going to be sad and depressed. Duh. I am sure they will get over it.

Why don't YOU try getting rid of your phone all day and report back on how long you hold out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At Yorktown, they are now confiscating phones if they are seen in the lunch room. My DC is following the rules, but said morale is really low, especially among seniors.

Well yeah of course if you are practically addicted to something and then you have to go cold turkey of course you are going to be sad and depressed. Duh. I am sure they will get over it.

This is missing the point. They can use their phones if they leave campus. The frustration is that they are 17/18 years old and are being treated like 9 year olds.

High school is made up of children ages 14-18 years old. The addiction of phones is worst at that age. I cannot for the life of me understand how you can possibly believe that removing phones from an educational environment that children go to to learn for about 6 hours a day is at all treating them like 9 year olds. 9 year olds don’t need a cell phone ban because they are not addicted to to phones in school like your senior is.

18 year olds are not children.

[Anonymous]

My senior has been treated like they are capable of following rules for years and so they do. We set expectations and don’t treat DC like they are always up to no good. As a result (and also maybe some luck), we are able to give DC freedoms because they have shown they won’t take advantage. The schools have decided seniors don’t get the opportunity to show they can handle the technology . The way APS and Yorktown are handling this phone situation are incredible disappointing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My senior has been treated like they are capable of following rules for years and so they do. We set expectations and don’t treat DC like they are always up to no good. As a result (and also maybe some luck), we are able to give DC freedoms because they have shown they won’t take advantage. The schools have decided seniors don’t get the opportunity to show they can handle the technology . The way APS and Yorktown are handling this phone situation are incredible disappointing.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At Yorktown, they are now confiscating phones if they are seen in the lunch room. My DC is following the rules, but said morale is really low, especially among seniors.

Well yeah of course if you are practically addicted to something and then you have to go cold turkey of course you are going to be sad and depressed. Duh. I am sure they will get over it.

well, so much for pretending you care about the kids' mental health.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At Yorktown, they are now confiscating phones if they are seen in the lunch room. My DC is following the rules, but said morale is really low, especially among seniors.

Which speaks to how addicted your kids are to phones. They can’t enjoy a free period hanging with their friends with food??

+1
But I guess some high school has someone yelling on a megaphone during lunch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At Yorktown, they are now confiscating phones if they are seen in the lunch room. My DC is following the rules, but said morale is really low, especially among seniors.

Which speaks to how addicted your kids are to phones. They can’t enjoy a free period hanging with their friends with food??

Proof the cell phone police don’t care if kids are hurt by their ban

A little low morale for a while is hardly "hurt." They'll be fine. Many of them will probably ultimately be better than fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At Yorktown, they are now confiscating phones if they are seen in the lunch room. My DC is following the rules, but said morale is really low, especially among seniors.

Well yeah of course if you are practically addicted to something and then you have to go cold turkey of course you are going to be sad and depressed. Duh. I am sure they will get over it.

This is missing the point. They can use their phones if they leave campus. The frustration is that they are 17/18 years old and are being treated like 9 year olds.

Yes, frustrating. Welcome to life. Surely this isn't the only time they've felt frustrated by rules in school? Or like they're being treated unfairly, or like little children?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At Yorktown, they are now confiscating phones if they are seen in the lunch room. My DC is following the rules, but said morale is really low, especially among seniors.

Well yeah of course if you are practically addicted to something and then you have to go cold turkey of course you are going to be sad and depressed. Duh. I am sure they will get over it.

well, so much for pretending you care about the kids' mental health.

Giving them their phones during the school day is not how you care for their mental health!! Do you really not get that?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At Yorktown, they are now confiscating phones if they are seen in the lunch room. My DC is following the rules, but said morale is really low, especially among seniors.

Well yeah of course if you are practically addicted to something and then you have to go cold turkey of course you are going to be sad and depressed. Duh. I am sure they will get over it.

Why don't YOU try getting rid of your phone all day and report back on how long you hold out?

I go "all day" without it - unless someone I know calls me on my cell phone - most days. I'll have it on me most of the time when I'm out of the house in case it's needed/receive emergency message from school or family; but I don't carry it around the house with me all night or all day on the weekends.
My spouse goes "all day" without it because it's BANNED in his work space. He doesn't even bother to take it in and lock it up anymore. So, he manages regularly from the time he gets up at 5 am (uses it as alarm to wake) until after he gets home 4 - 5 pm.
So, I'd say we "hold out" pretty well. Of course there are times it would be helpful if the other had their phone on them, but we survive. Your child will survive 6-1/2 hours on school days with a check-in opportunity mid-way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At Yorktown, they are now confiscating phones if they are seen in the lunch room. My DC is following the rules, but said morale is really low, especially among seniors.

Well yeah of course if you are practically addicted to something and then you have to go cold turkey of course you are going to be sad and depressed. Duh. I am sure they will get over it.

This is missing the point. They can use their phones if they leave campus. The frustration is that they are 17/18 years old and are being treated like 9 year olds.

High school is made up of children ages 14-18 years old. The addiction of phones is worst at that age. I cannot for the life of me understand how you can possibly believe that removing phones from an educational environment that children go to to learn for about 6 hours a day is at all treating them like 9 year olds. 9 year olds don’t need a cell phone ban because they are not addicted to to phones in school like your senior is.

18 year olds are not children.

Legally. But how many 18 year old high school students are living independently and living like an adult?
Legal child or not, they are under the rules of the school they are attending. Do all other school rules stop applying when a student turns 18?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My senior has been treated like they are capable of following rules for years and so they do. We set expectations and don’t treat DC like they are always up to no good. As a result (and also maybe some luck), we are able to give DC freedoms because they have shown they won’t take advantage. The schools have decided seniors don’t get the opportunity to show they can handle the technology . The way APS and Yorktown are handling this phone situation are incredible disappointing.

Actually, APS has given students of all ages the opportunity to show they can handle the technology for years. This year's seniors are the first with iPads/MacBooks all the way from 2nd grade. Unfortunately, those who demonstrated their ability have to endure the consequences of those who did not. Sometimes the one rotten apples spoils the whole bunch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At Yorktown, they are now confiscating phones if they are seen in the lunch room. My DC is following the rules, but said morale is really low, especially among seniors.

Well yeah of course if you are practically addicted to something and then you have to go cold turkey of course you are going to be sad and depressed. Duh. I am sure they will get over it.

well, so much for pretending you care about the kids' mental health.

If any of them are seriously so depressed by this that they can't function, the policy is even more beneficial by identifying students who really need mental health treatment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At Yorktown, they are now confiscating phones if they are seen in the lunch room. My DC is following the rules, but said morale is really low, especially among seniors.

Well yeah of course if you are practically addicted to something and then you have to go cold turkey of course you are going to be sad and depressed. Duh. I am sure they will get over it.

well, so much for pretending you care about the kids' mental health.

Giving them their phones during the school day is not how you care for their mental health!! Do you really not get that?!

Taking away their phones during lunch is not helping anything and is creating more problems. Do you really not get that?!