Anonymous
Post 08/16/2025 00:07     Subject: APS: Apple Watches and Cell Phone Pouches
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: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.


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.


Schools have a huge number of kids. They don't have time to do that. What did we do? We had access to pay phones and would call at lunch or between classes.
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2025 00:06     Subject: APS: Apple Watches and Cell Phone Pouches
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What do we do when we want to contact our kids when the high school goes into lockdown?


I'd prefer to not have teachers' distracted by student's device uses, rather than focus on this one-in-a-billion-chance hypotheticals.


Sadly, it happens. Teachers need to set a good example and get off their phones and use less videos, audiobooks, youtube, etc.
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2025 00:05     Subject: APS: Apple Watches and Cell Phone Pouches
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: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.


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.


What if I need to pick my kid up early? You really think the office is going to give them that message?
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2025 22:46     Subject: APS: Apple Watches and Cell Phone Pouches
Anonymous wrote: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.


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.
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2025 21:26     Subject: APS: Apple Watches and Cell Phone Pouches
Anonymous wrote: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.


My kids school posts announcements on instagram. Oh the irony.
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2025 19:30     Subject: APS: Apple Watches and Cell Phone Pouches
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What do we do when we want to contact our kids when the high school goes into lockdown?


I'd prefer to not have teachers' distracted by student's device uses, rather than focus on this one-in-a-billion-chance hypotheticals.


It's not one in a billion. Most kids have been in a lockdown. Mine both have.
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2025 18:39     Subject: APS: Apple Watches and Cell Phone Pouches
Anonymous wrote:What do we do when we want to contact our kids when the high school goes into lockdown?


I'd prefer to not have teachers' distracted by student's device uses, rather than focus on this one-in-a-billion-chance hypotheticals.
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2025 16:40     Subject: APS: Apple Watches and Cell Phone Pouches
What do we do when we want to contact our kids when the high school goes into lockdown?
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2025 16:27     Subject: APS: Apple Watches and Cell Phone Pouches
Anonymous wrote: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.


Wakefield parent here. Yes, we managed, but what you describe above (& some other aspects of phone pouching) was really annoying. I usually just texted my kid and hoped he saw the message right after school in time to get on the bus or whatever.
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2025 16:10     Subject: APS: Apple Watches and Cell Phone Pouches
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: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.


Everyone will survive just fine. Wakefield managed, y'all will too.


No Wakefield didn't manage just fine.

signed,
someone who knows
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2025 15:51     Subject: APS: Apple Watches and Cell Phone Pouches
Anonymous wrote: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.


Everyone will survive just fine. Wakefield managed, y'all will too.
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2025 12:00     Subject: APS: Apple Watches and Cell Phone Pouches
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.
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2025 11:03     Subject: APS: Apple Watches and Cell Phone Pouches
Official policy says they must be school or airplane mode. But I wonder how that’s enforced/works in practice.
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2025 09:15     Subject: APS: Apple Watches and Cell Phone Pouches
I think the email said they are supposed to be in airplane mode or something like that.
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2025 09:06     Subject: APS: Apple Watches and Cell Phone Pouches
Can kids still wear Apple Watches throughout the day? Or do those go in pouches too?