Parental controls on phone to go with Govs new phone policy

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should advocate to ACPS to let your kids use the front office phone in one-off emergencies instead of lugging around an $500-1200 cellphone? Because we all know which schools/student bodies creates these issues.

(It is not the ones who can’t afford them.)

I agree with you that just using the office phone would be much better, and students should be able to do that. But I’m trying to point out that not all school systems are amenable to such things. I don’t know what you’re getting at with the rest of your comment.

Smartphones are expensive. Poor kids aren't causing the problem. It's middle class parents giving phones to their entitled kids too early.

I assure you that students from all backgrounds have phones.

I assure you that the problems with smartphones are caused by (mostly white and privileged) parents raising entitled kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should advocate to ACPS to let your kids use the front office phone in one-off emergencies instead of lugging around an $500-1200 cellphone? Because we all know which schools/student bodies creates these issues.

(It is not the ones who can’t afford them.)

I agree with you that just using the office phone would be much better, and students should be able to do that. But I’m trying to point out that not all school systems are amenable to such things. I don’t know what you’re getting at with the rest of your comment.

Smartphones are expensive. Poor kids aren't causing the problem. It's middle class parents giving phones to their entitled kids too early.

So your position is that kids shouldn’t get phones until they graduate from HS? This idea is both incredibly stupid and unworkable.

We live in a world where kids are using these known-to-be addictive devices all day long. We have to deal with the problem as it exists. I have seen no good reasons offered for allowing kids to have their phones out at school ever. I see massive scientific and anecdotal evidence about the harms of student cell phone usage. It would be so easy to have a black and white rule: phones must be away all day during the school day. Period. Loads of better schools and school districts are doing this. APS is per usual a huge disappointment.

My 6th and 9th graders do not have phones. Because it's a want not a need.

They might disrupt class, but not because they're distracted by phone usage.

It's okay. You don't have to give your kids everything everyone else has.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should advocate to ACPS to let your kids use the front office phone in one-off emergencies instead of lugging around an $500-1200 cellphone? Because we all know which schools/student bodies creates these issues.

(It is not the ones who can’t afford them.)

I agree with you that just using the office phone would be much better, and students should be able to do that. But I’m trying to point out that not all school systems are amenable to such things. I don’t know what you’re getting at with the rest of your comment.

Smartphones are expensive. Poor kids aren't causing the problem. It's middle class parents giving phones to their entitled kids too early.

So your position is that kids shouldn’t get phones until they graduate from HS? This idea is both incredibly stupid and unworkable.

We live in a world where kids are using these known-to-be addictive devices all day long. We have to deal with the problem as it exists. I have seen no good reasons offered for allowing kids to have their phones out at school ever. I see massive scientific and anecdotal evidence about the harms of student cell phone usage. It would be so easy to have a black and white rule: phones must be away all day during the school day. Period. Loads of better schools and school districts are doing this. APS is per usual a huge disappointment.

My 6th and 9th graders do not have phones. Because it's a want not a need.

They might disrupt class, but not because they're distracted by phone usage.

It's okay. You don't have to give your kids everything everyone else has.

Ok you win the parenting award. Kudos to you! There is a bright shiney award for you at the end of life I guess?

How does that in any way solve the problem of all the rest of the kids in school being on phones? Teachers spending class time policing cell phone usage. Not teaching your kiddo. Kids being mean to your phone less kiddos on their phones. Kids not taking to your kids because they are watching YouTube. Plus I just don’t care about your little snowflakes. I care about the overall dysfunctional system and the supported addiction that aps is enabling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should advocate to ACPS to let your kids use the front office phone in one-off emergencies instead of lugging around an $500-1200 cellphone? Because we all know which schools/student bodies creates these issues.

(It is not the ones who can’t afford them.)

I agree with you that just using the office phone would be much better, and students should be able to do that. But I’m trying to point out that not all school systems are amenable to such things. I don’t know what you’re getting at with the rest of your comment.

Smartphones are expensive. Poor kids aren't causing the problem. It's middle class parents giving phones to their entitled kids too early.

I assure you that students from all backgrounds have phones.

I assure you that the problems with smartphones are caused by (mostly white and privileged) parents raising entitled kids.

Oh god. Seriously? Everything has to be a race issue? This is a kid issue. Cell phones are addictive to teens. Period. If you want have to a fight about which kids are worse behaved on phones, you are as stupid as your post sounds. You are distracting from an issue that affects all of our children with race baiting. Please go away.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should advocate to ACPS to let your kids use the front office phone in one-off emergencies instead of lugging around an $500-1200 cellphone? Because we all know which schools/student bodies creates these issues.

(It is not the ones who can’t afford them.)

I agree with you that just using the office phone would be much better, and students should be able to do that. But I’m trying to point out that not all school systems are amenable to such things. I don’t know what you’re getting at with the rest of your comment.

Smartphones are expensive. Poor kids aren't causing the problem. It's middle class parents giving phones to their entitled kids too early.

I assure you that students from all backgrounds have phones.

I assure you that the problems with smartphones are caused by (mostly white and privileged) parents raising entitled kids.

Oh god. Seriously? Everything has to be a race issue? This is a kid issue. Cell phones are addictive to teens. Period. If you want have to a fight about which kids are worse behaved on phones, you are as stupid as your post sounds. You are distracting from an issue that affects all of our children with race baiting. Please go away.

Easy solution: Keep those phones at home! Be the change you want to see in the world!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should advocate to ACPS to let your kids use the front office phone in one-off emergencies instead of lugging around an $500-1200 cellphone? Because we all know which schools/student bodies creates these issues.

(It is not the ones who can’t afford them.)

I agree with you that just using the office phone would be much better, and students should be able to do that. But I’m trying to point out that not all school systems are amenable to such things. I don’t know what you’re getting at with the rest of your comment.

Smartphones are expensive. Poor kids aren't causing the problem. It's middle class parents giving phones to their entitled kids too early.

I assure you that students from all backgrounds have phones.

I assure you that the problems with smartphones are caused by (mostly white and privileged) parents raising entitled kids.

Oh god. Seriously? Everything has to be a race issue? This is a kid issue. Cell phones are addictive to teens. Period. If you want have to a fight about which kids are worse behaved on phones, you are as stupid as your post sounds. You are distracting from an issue that affects all of our children with race baiting. Please go away.

Easy solution: Keep those phones at home! Be the change you want to see in the world!

DP here. My honors kids with phones have straight A’s and way too much time to kill at school. Maybe instead the school should focus on not teaching to the lowest common denominator. I have no problem with them going on their phone if they have done all of today’s work and all of tomorrow’s too, which is a regular occurrence.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should advocate to ACPS to let your kids use the front office phone in one-off emergencies instead of lugging around an $500-1200 cellphone? Because we all know which schools/student bodies creates these issues.

(It is not the ones who can’t afford them.)

I agree with you that just using the office phone would be much better, and students should be able to do that. But I’m trying to point out that not all school systems are amenable to such things. I don’t know what you’re getting at with the rest of your comment.

Smartphones are expensive. Poor kids aren't causing the problem. It's middle class parents giving phones to their entitled kids too early.

I assure you that students from all backgrounds have phones.

I assure you that the problems with smartphones are caused by (mostly white and privileged) parents raising entitled kids.

Oh god. Seriously? Everything has to be a race issue? This is a kid issue. Cell phones are addictive to teens. Period. If you want have to a fight about which kids are worse behaved on phones, you are as stupid as your post sounds. You are distracting from an issue that affects all of our children with race baiting. Please go away.

Easy solution: Keep those phones at home! Be the change you want to see in the world!

DP here. My honors kids with phones have straight A’s and way too much time to kill at school. Maybe instead the school should focus on not teaching to the lowest common denominator. I have no problem with them going on their phone if they have done all of today’s work and all of tomorrow’s too, which is a regular occurrence.

You and your oh so perfect kids are the problem! If they have wayyyy too much time to kill at school (sure, Jan...), maybe they need to get off the YouTube, distracting the rest of the class mind you, and ask for additional assignments. Even elementary level students have options for further work if they are truly gifted. And you know, further their learning.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should advocate to ACPS to let your kids use the front office phone in one-off emergencies instead of lugging around an $500-1200 cellphone? Because we all know which schools/student bodies creates these issues.

(It is not the ones who can’t afford them.)

I agree with you that just using the office phone would be much better, and students should be able to do that. But I’m trying to point out that not all school systems are amenable to such things. I don’t know what you’re getting at with the rest of your comment.

Smartphones are expensive. Poor kids aren't causing the problem. It's middle class parents giving phones to their entitled kids too early.

I assure you that students from all backgrounds have phones.

I assure you that the problems with smartphones are caused by (mostly white and privileged) parents raising entitled kids.

Oh god. Seriously? Everything has to be a race issue? This is a kid issue. Cell phones are addictive to teens. Period. If you want have to a fight about which kids are worse behaved on phones, you are as stupid as your post sounds. You are distracting from an issue that affects all of our children with race baiting. Please go away.

Easy solution: Keep those phones at home! Be the change you want to see in the world!

DP here. My honors kids with phones have straight A’s and way too much time to kill at school. Maybe instead the school should focus on not teaching to the lowest common denominator. I have no problem with them going on their phone if they have done all of today’s work and all of tomorrow’s too, which is a regular occurrence.

Whoever is the poster today who is demanding that all of these perfect parents homeschool, you're hilarious! I'm jumping on your bandwagon instead of APE trolls on the thread today.

This one needs to homeschool too since they obviously know more than APS teachers, administrators and leadership. Go forth, stay home and leave the rest of us alone!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should advocate to ACPS to let your kids use the front office phone in one-off emergencies instead of lugging around an $500-1200 cellphone? Because we all know which schools/student bodies creates these issues.

(It is not the ones who can’t afford them.)

I agree with you that just using the office phone would be much better, and students should be able to do that. But I’m trying to point out that not all school systems are amenable to such things. I don’t know what you’re getting at with the rest of your comment.

Smartphones are expensive. Poor kids aren't causing the problem. It's middle class parents giving phones to their entitled kids too early.

I assure you that students from all backgrounds have phones.

I assure you that the problems with smartphones are caused by (mostly white and privileged) parents raising entitled kids.

Oh god. Seriously? Everything has to be a race issue? This is a kid issue. Cell phones are addictive to teens. Period. If you want have to a fight about which kids are worse behaved on phones, you are as stupid as your post sounds. You are distracting from an issue that affects all of our children with race baiting. Please go away.

Easy solution: Keep those phones at home! Be the change you want to see in the world!

That is hard to do when schools no longer have payphones and kids often go straight from school to activities

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should advocate to ACPS to let your kids use the front office phone in one-off emergencies instead of lugging around an $500-1200 cellphone? Because we all know which schools/student bodies creates these issues.

(It is not the ones who can’t afford them.)

I agree with you that just using the office phone would be much better, and students should be able to do that. But I’m trying to point out that not all school systems are amenable to such things. I don’t know what you’re getting at with the rest of your comment.

Smartphones are expensive. Poor kids aren't causing the problem. It's middle class parents giving phones to their entitled kids too early.

I assure you that students from all backgrounds have phones.

I assure you that the problems with smartphones are caused by (mostly white and privileged) parents raising entitled kids.

Oh god. Seriously? Everything has to be a race issue? This is a kid issue. Cell phones are addictive to teens. Period. If you want have to a fight about which kids are worse behaved on phones, you are as stupid as your post sounds. You are distracting from an issue that affects all of our children with race baiting. Please go away.

Easy solution: Keep those phones at home! Be the change you want to see in the world!

DP here. My honors kids with phones have straight A’s and way too much time to kill at school. Maybe instead the school should focus on not teaching to the lowest common denominator. I have no problem with them going on their phone if they have done all of today’s work and all of tomorrow’s too, which is a regular occurrence.

You and your oh so perfect kids are the problem! If they have wayyyy too much time to kill at school (sure, Jan...), maybe they need to get off the YouTube, distracting the rest of the class mind you, and ask for additional assignments. Even elementary level students have options for further work if they are truly gifted. And you know, further their learning.

Pound sand. It’s not their job to create their own lessons and classwork. Sorry your kid can’t get their work done.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should advocate to ACPS to let your kids use the front office phone in one-off emergencies instead of lugging around an $500-1200 cellphone? Because we all know which schools/student bodies creates these issues.

(It is not the ones who can’t afford them.)

I agree with you that just using the office phone would be much better, and students should be able to do that. But I’m trying to point out that not all school systems are amenable to such things. I don’t know what you’re getting at with the rest of your comment.

Smartphones are expensive. Poor kids aren't causing the problem. It's middle class parents giving phones to their entitled kids too early.

I assure you that students from all backgrounds have phones.

I assure you that the problems with smartphones are caused by (mostly white and privileged) parents raising entitled kids.

Oh god. Seriously? Everything has to be a race issue? This is a kid issue. Cell phones are addictive to teens. Period. If you want have to a fight about which kids are worse behaved on phones, you are as stupid as your post sounds. You are distracting from an issue that affects all of our children with race baiting. Please go away.

Easy solution: Keep those phones at home! Be the change you want to see in the world!

DP here. My honors kids with phones have straight A’s and way too much time to kill at school. Maybe instead the school should focus on not teaching to the lowest common denominator. I have no problem with them going on their phone if they have done all of today’s work and all of tomorrow’s too, which is a regular occurrence.

Whoever is the poster today who is demanding that all of these perfect parents homeschool, you're hilarious! I'm jumping on your bandwagon instead of APE trolls on the thread today.

This one needs to homeschool too since they obviously know more than APS teachers, administrators and leadership. Go forth, stay home and leave the rest of us alone!

You and I have VERY different values. Glad your kid has straight As. In what grade? I’ve got bright kids too. And I want your kids off their phones in school. They can melt their brains all day long on your time and I could care less.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should advocate to ACPS to let your kids use the front office phone in one-off emergencies instead of lugging around an $500-1200 cellphone? Because we all know which schools/student bodies creates these issues.

(It is not the ones who can’t afford them.)

I agree with you that just using the office phone would be much better, and students should be able to do that. But I’m trying to point out that not all school systems are amenable to such things. I don’t know what you’re getting at with the rest of your comment.

Smartphones are expensive. Poor kids aren't causing the problem. It's middle class parents giving phones to their entitled kids too early.

I assure you that students from all backgrounds have phones.

I assure you that the problems with smartphones are caused by (mostly white and privileged) parents raising entitled kids.

Oh god. Seriously? Everything has to be a race issue? This is a kid issue. Cell phones are addictive to teens. Period. If you want have to a fight about which kids are worse behaved on phones, you are as stupid as your post sounds. You are distracting from an issue that affects all of our children with race baiting. Please go away.

Easy solution: Keep those phones at home! Be the change you want to see in the world!

DP here. My honors kids with phones have straight A’s and way too much time to kill at school. Maybe instead the school should focus on not teaching to the lowest common denominator. I have no problem with them going on their phone if they have done all of today’s work and all of tomorrow’s too, which is a regular occurrence.

Whoever is the poster today who is demanding that all of these perfect parents homeschool, you're hilarious! I'm jumping on your bandwagon instead of APE trolls on the thread today.

This one needs to homeschool too since they obviously know more than APS teachers, administrators and leadership. Go forth, stay home and leave the rest of us alone!

You and I have VERY different values. Glad your kid has straight As. In what grade? I’ve got bright kids too. And I want your kids off their phones in school. They can melt their brains all day long on your time and I could care less.

DP here. 12th and 9th. The teachers need to do better. My kids are never on their phones when they have work to do. Never. Only when bored with nothing to do. In fact they rarely have homework because so much of their work is completed in school. Sometimes near the end of the quarter they will take entire days off of school because teachers will announce in advance they are giving “catch up days” to all the kids with missing work. And my kids aren’t geniuses. Just smart kids who focus and do their work. The teachers just don’t give enough work - the bar is way too low because of all the lazy kids. So if we are going to ban phones, teachers need to provide work that takes the kids the whole block, and those who don’t finish can do it at home, rather than my kids staring at the wall waiting for them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should advocate to ACPS to let your kids use the front office phone in one-off emergencies instead of lugging around an $500-1200 cellphone? Because we all know which schools/student bodies creates these issues.

(It is not the ones who can’t afford them.)

I agree with you that just using the office phone would be much better, and students should be able to do that. But I’m trying to point out that not all school systems are amenable to such things. I don’t know what you’re getting at with the rest of your comment.

Smartphones are expensive. Poor kids aren't causing the problem. It's middle class parents giving phones to their entitled kids too early.

I assure you that students from all backgrounds have phones.

I assure you that the problems with smartphones are caused by (mostly white and privileged) parents raising entitled kids.

Oh god. Seriously? Everything has to be a race issue? This is a kid issue. Cell phones are addictive to teens. Period. If you want have to a fight about which kids are worse behaved on phones, you are as stupid as your post sounds. You are distracting from an issue that affects all of our children with race baiting. Please go away.

Easy solution: Keep those phones at home! Be the change you want to see in the world!

DP here. My honors kids with phones have straight A’s and way too much time to kill at school. Maybe instead the school should focus on not teaching to the lowest common denominator. I have no problem with them going on their phone if they have done all of today’s work and all of tomorrow’s too, which is a regular occurrence.

Whoever is the poster today who is demanding that all of these perfect parents homeschool, you're hilarious! I'm jumping on your bandwagon instead of APE trolls on the thread today.

This one needs to homeschool too since they obviously know more than APS teachers, administrators and leadership. Go forth, stay home and leave the rest of us alone!

You and I have VERY different values. Glad your kid has straight As. In what grade? I’ve got bright kids too. And I want your kids off their phones in school. They can melt their brains all day long on your time and I could care less.

DP here. 12th and 9th. The teachers need to do better. My kids are never on their phones when they have work to do. Never. Only when bored with nothing to do. In fact they rarely have homework because so much of their work is completed in school. Sometimes near the end of the quarter they will take entire days off of school because teachers will announce in advance they are giving “catch up days” to all the kids with missing work. And my kids aren’t geniuses. Just smart kids who focus and do their work. The teachers just don’t give enough work - the bar is way too low because of all the lazy kids. So if we are going to ban phones, teachers need to provide work that takes the kids the whole block, and those who don’t finish can do it at home, rather than my kids staring at the wall waiting for them.

Your kids are definitely the problem. The end.

[Anonymous]

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/08/phone-ban-georgetown-washington-day-school/679340/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should advocate to ACPS to let your kids use the front office phone in one-off emergencies instead of lugging around an $500-1200 cellphone? Because we all know which schools/student bodies creates these issues.

(It is not the ones who can’t afford them.)

I agree with you that just using the office phone would be much better, and students should be able to do that. But I’m trying to point out that not all school systems are amenable to such things. I don’t know what you’re getting at with the rest of your comment.

Smartphones are expensive. Poor kids aren't causing the problem. It's middle class parents giving phones to their entitled kids too early.

I assure you that students from all backgrounds have phones.

I assure you that the problems with smartphones are caused by (mostly white and privileged) parents raising entitled kids.

Teacher here and no, that’s not an issue in my class. I don’t have any problem with phones because the rules are set from day 1. The issue is the laptops. I want a laptop free school and go bad to the days of computer labs or laptop carts where we had to sign them out. They are “multitasking” or “taking notes” and not paying any attention to class. I have paper only no laptop assignments and a group will instantly point out how they have a 504 or IEP accommodation that they are allowed to use it in class. I say we are not taking notes at the moment and then I get pulled out of class the next day by a counselor or admin because a parent called and complained that I violated an accommodation. Your kids are distracted more by school laptops.