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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So grateful our HS is not a pilot HS. Business as usual and my kids are doing just fine. [/quote]

+1 I hope the few anecdotes we have so far won’t influence them to all get pouches next year. [/quote]

Why not? If you want to talk to your kids call the office[/quote]

I'm confused as to why I should have to call the office to talk to my kid. He is in middle school, not prison. If you prefer to communicate with your kid through the office, you do you.[/quote]

If you can’t go 7 hours without a line of direct communication to your child I think maybe homeschooling is more up your lane.

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There is a not-so-subtle difference between "can't" and "on principle, disagree with being required to." You've insisted on painting those who disagree with you as incapable of going without constant communication rather than engaging on the question of what is a reasonably tailored policy to address the problem at issue. It would be more constructive if you gave up on the baseless villainizing and articulated clearly what you view as the target problem and why the Yondr pouch is the best of the possible solutions.[/quote]

The target problem is that there’s zero way to tell if kids are utilizing their phones to text parents or engage in inappropriate activity, therefore eliminate the issue to begin with because as you’ve stated it’s not actually a need but a want for parents to have a line of communication with their kids.

The target problem is that there is no guarantee that every parent will a) demonstrate good judgment and not text kids in class and b)kids will silence there phones. So eliminate the issue.

The target issue is that there’s a mountain of studies and empirical data that links extended student phone usage with negative social/emotional scenarios and decreasing learning engagement.

I mean there’s literally studies, data, articles with skeptics who are converts, anecdotal evidence provided by users, etc. you name it and you’ve got it that supports this endeavor and all you’ve managed to muster as a counter is it doesn’t really work for you or your principles? Yeah, that’s not a good faith argument nor is it one that’s worth anyone’s time. That’s the voice of someone who should find alternative learning that does actually jive with their principles.

Words of wisdom, cut the umbilical cord, your kid might not resent you yet but that time will come. I’ve watched dozens of kids realize as they matured that the issues they experienced their entire life with school, teachers, friends, bullies, etc. wasn’t  actually any of that it was really their over bearing and meddling parents. It’s sad to watch kids realize their parents suck and won’t let them live their lives.

Your kid gets 7 hours of the day 5 days of the week to find themselves. The cruelest thing you can do is routinely intrude on that time. [/quote]

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