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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]APE derangement is so insane. Get over it. APS isn't doing this because APE wants it or Youngkin asked schools to do it. Teachers want it, entire countries, and Blue states are banning them. Away for the day is good for kids. Period. [/quote]

Youngkin wants a total ban. APE wants a total ban. Most teachers and parents not APE want a good thought out policy that will disallow phones during instructional time minus those who need it for health management.

Most kids use phones responsibly, outside of the classroom. The ones who won't shouldn't ruin it for the rest of them.[/quote]

I guess I need to join APE. I'm a non-APE parent who wants more than a "good thought out policy that will disallow phones during instructional time minus those who need it for health management." I want a ban on cell phone use from beginning bell to ending bell with the appropriate medically NECESSARY exceptions that is ENFORCED consistently from class to class, teacher to teacher, school to school. That means, I want teachers to teach without a student needing a cell phone to complete the work or follow along. That means, I don't want students rushing to check phones and text each other as they're maneuvering through crowded hallways to get to their next classes hopefully on time and not disrupting others' learning by being late or having to wait for them to finish their text and turn off their phone and put it away. That means I want students to develop some real social skills and interact with each other face-to-face during lunch, not through their phones. [/quote]
+1.  Not APE, but fully agree.[/quote]

+2 Another non-APE, totally agree. Students are missing out on valuable time by spending passing and lunch periods with their heads in their phones. Other than a legitimate medical need, students do NOT need phones at school.[/quote]

So why not take YOUR kid's phone away? Have you tried that? Why are you expecting this to fall on the rest of us?[/quote]

Because it's about the entire school culture. Why can't your student interact with classmates without a phone in hand?[/quote]

My student can and does. Why is a ban required for that? She is already following the rules without issue. If a kid is not, they can be punished under the current rules. Sounds like you are worried about YOUR kid's social skills and you should work on that. Mine is regularly complimented on hers from adults she both does and does not know. [/quote]

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