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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No parent that I've spoken to in person is in favor of this pouch nonsense.  I sometimes wonder who is on the other side of the screen in here.[/quote]

The pouches are a good idea and everyone will adapt.  The helicopter parents who use their child’s possession of a phone to manage their own anxiety need to get a grip.  [/quote]

My kid is at one of the Fairfax pilot MS, and after the first week, students don't care and teachers say it's drastically improved the atmosphere at the school.[/quote]

MS is different than HS[/quote]

My kids are also at a Fairfax pilot MS. There is zero difference from last year other than the school system having spent some stupid money to create a nuisance. The school already had an away for the day policy. My one kid doesn't have a phone at all but was given a pouch. He leaves it at home because his first class teacher (the enforcers) told them on day one that he wasn't going to check. My other kid keeps an old phone in his pouch because he wants just-in-case access to his phone. He doesn't actually use his phone during the day. I'm fine with that and to the folks who will say I should not be teaching my kid to work around the rules, I disagree. Questioning rules and authority is a much more important life skill than obedience. I'm fine with him recognizing a ridiculous policy for what it is finding a workaround.[/quote]

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