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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How in the world is it controversial to have phones away for the day in school???[/quote]

I wholeheartedly agree with you.  It seems that because there is very strong support for away for the day from conservative circles nationally, *some* have decided this is a political issue. Of course it’s not and I’m a true blue democrat who’s not in APE, lives in Arlington, has a HSer, and fully supports no phones.  I think it’s wonderful that parents can agree across ideological lines, doing what is best to help our kids & schools, and we need to find more common ground.  But I will get screamed at for being a liar who is actually the Trump-loving parent of preschoolers in Alexandria.   :roll: [/quote]
There are at least two of us (though my kid is in middle school)[/quote]

middle school is different from high school[/quote]

But both are better without phones.[/quote]

Well, you don't have a kid in high school, so you really don't know. Why are you so bent on influencing policy in high school - something you don't know anything about yet? [/quote]

You really have no idea how public school policy like this is formed.  You keep suggesting that the parents could just decide because they have HSers and therefore they are the ones impacted and therefore it should be their decision.   But, that’s never how APS or any other public school works.  Can you imagine saying to parents: well, your kids are the only ones impacted by this boundary change so therefore you get to decide?  Or this curriculum only impacts science in fourth grade so therefore we are only taking input from parents of fourth graders?   The phone policy is not like where should we have prom this year.  It’s a decision about how the academic environment is run across many schools.   The schools are paid for by taxpayers who elect a school board who appoints a superintendent.  You know you aren’t at a private school right?[/quote]

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