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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another Robinson parent. 8th grader. One thing we love is that it basically removes to endless fear of being on video in class -- there was this sort of constant fear my DD had last year because kids were constantly using videos to bully -- that has dramatically ended pretty much. If a kid has a phone and is taking a video, that's a massive, massive problem.

A few kids tried it early in the year and the discipline was quick, harsh and effective. Basically, taking videos of class on a phone and being caught doing that pretty much ends up being evidence for ISS or out of school suspension according to my DD. [/quote]

I'm so sorry your daughter had so much anxiety! it shouldn't be that way. I am glad to hear that Robinson is taking appropriate action on it, though.  I wish more parents understood this. In my opinion, the main issue with phones in schools is what kids can do to each other through videos, pictures etc. [/quote]

It's a very interesting thing because my DD wasn't even directly targeted...she just saw it happening constantly and it creates an atmosphere where there's almost this sense of everyone potentially being filmed in class, in the hallway, in the cafeteria eating (this was a big one, people bullied kids eating, which is ridiculous and unhealthy).

I think the surprising thing is the amount of discipline that went down pretty swiftly after the initial period of giving kids time to get used to the pouches. A lot of parents raised hell and complained about their kids being disciplined ("good kids").

On the other hand: the teachers at conferences all mentioned at different times they were thrilled at the policy, the support from admin on their being zero tolerance for kids not following the rules and the clear process for kids who need phones for critical reasons like IEPs or 504s could keep their devices and use them as they need to. Prior to this, it was so ad hoc and kids did whatever and teachers who tried to enforce a policy had to deal with parents fighting them and gave up. Hence, the chaos. 
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