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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m fine with the pouches. Don’t feel strongly one way or the other. But I do wonder how the front office is going to manage all the parents calling with schedule changes. And frankly the biggest communicator of mid day schedule changes and providing same day info during the day was my kid’s high school coach who was also a teacher at the school.

I bet a lot of kids get watches. Turn them on during lunch or switching classes or keep them on all day. [/quote]

Schedule changes. What did we do before phones?  They will turn their phone the instant they step out of school and get your message don’t worry. [/quote]

What if I need to pick my kid up early? You really think the office is going to give them that message? [/quote]

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Well that's nice for you, but my kid's school would not do that.[/quote]

Here's the thing. Last year, kids were supposed to be off their phones all day. When my son forgot his lunch, I brought it to school & the front office asked if I let him know it was there. I said "No, his phone is off b/c it's during the day." And the response was "Well, hopefully he'll stop by because we won't be able to alert him it's here."

So, as a Gen X person, when this happened to me in high school, the front office would send a note (via a student that was serving in the front office), to me in class.

They want it both ways: Kids to not be on phones, but also not rely any important info between parent & child.

So you show up for picking up your child early at the front office, and they ignore you and won’t page them?

Our elementary school has a Google form, I imagine high schools could do something similar, maybe ask your PTA.

How often is this a problem? Why are you jump scaring your kids with early pickups more than a couple times a year? What comes up that you can’t discuss in the morning?[/quote]

Aah, I see your kid is in elementary. Get back to me when they are in high school and aren't just in one place with a teacher all day. Then you'll see how high schools work. But thanks for telling me how this will go when you in fact have no idea. Have a seat. [/quote]

Instead of addressing my concerns, you're resorting to insults.  I was telling you what options exist from my youngest child’s experience.

I have two kids in high school as well, but I don't experience the "sudden" early releases. In fact, I rarely hear from them because they are generally responsible for their own transportation. They can take the school bus and ART for most activities, or just arrange their own carpool, so I'm not heavily involved except when it’s my turn to drive and that’s known well in advance.

It sounds like your kids may not be as independent as they should be at this stage in high school.[/quote]

If your kid is actually in high school go ask them how they pull up the ART bus schedule without using their phone. 
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I’m very curious about the age of these mobile phone dependent parents. You have HS students, aren’t you GenX and know how to navigate the world without constant internet connections, like reading a map, paper schedule, and tracking down a phone when needed? [/quote][/quote]

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