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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the OP and I was/am genuinely curious about this.  Not opposed to it.  The article made it sound cell phone based.  It appears not to be.  I wish that APS would do a better job of communicating and admitting problems.  It appears they feel like there is a problem with kids leaving class.  Perhaps describe the problem in more detail so that those of us on the outside could understand why this program is needed and may be helpful.  Instead, APS pretends like it’s all perfect and yet those in the know understand the problem.  And then perhap explain what the program is, what exactly it does, how it works, how/why it was successful at Kenmore, etc.   I mean, really basic stuff.  Instead, Arlnow is preprinting we are spending money on some random tracking program where parents think kids are taking iPads into bathrooms and teachers are spending all day monitoring bathroom breaks.  [/quote]

Exactly! Couldn't be written more precisely!
If APS would explain HOW the system will actually work, that it does NOT require students' cell phones or taking devices to the bathroom (which, by the way, the ARLNow article absolutely did not do and instead very much described a student phone system with the option of ipad/laptop instead) - there would be far less hullabaloo from an uninformed community. (I'm a parent)

Moreover, if APS would COMMIT to the app NOT being used beyond electronic hall passes, I'd be far less skeptical and opposed. As a digital hall pass system described in more detail by a few posters above (thank you for actually answering the question of how it specifically works), I have no issues or concerns. It's all a matter of (1) communication from APS and (2) how APS actually uses the app.[/quote]

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