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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I told my kid about the new rule for next year and he laughed and was like “how are they going to enforce that?”[/quote]

Yondr pouches?[/quote]

We will plan to get a dummy phone if they make them use those stupid pouches.[/quote]

This is some impressive parenting.[/quote]

I’m telling you! A lot of this pushback feels like it’s coming from SAHMs who struggle with limiting their own technology use, and, as a result, feel the need to stay in constant contact with their kids throughout the school day. In many cases, it feels less about the students’ needs and more about the parents’ dependence on continuous communication.

I think the majority of parents responding to this thread understand that this policy is ultimately for the greater benefit of high school students -- socially, academically, and mentally. It helps curb excessive social media use, reduces rampant cheating with phones, and protects kids from the constant dopamine-driven stimulation that so many are already struggling with.  For the parents looking to work around the policy with burner phones or other loopholes, those are not the people we should be viewing as a competent adults on this issue -- you’re dealing with people who likely need to reevaluate their own relationship with technology first.
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It's how thet justify still being a SAHM with a high schooler. "But my kids need me!"[/quote]

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