Anonymous
02/09/2025 18:31
Subject: Re:Cell phone ban introduced
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The action doesn't require legislation, just a slightly motivated and competent principal. A number of schools already do this.
Pray we had that at Jackson-Reed!
Omg. Thanks for saying that. He told the students at the beginning of the school year in an assembly that he will not ban phones in the classroom. The kids cheered. Meanwhile us teachers get points off of our evaluations when students pull them out in class or when we can't engage them. We are fighting against phones- it's impossible to compete.
However, the principal probably wants kids to have their phones because the admin have been unable to find a way to find and contact students during the day if they need to check out. And there are many places unsupervised like bathrooms where kids have been hurt.
Any principal who doesn't disallow cellphones is an idiot and should be embarrassed. There is no excuse.
Agreed. We couldn't even wear a baseball hat in class when I was in school.
Anonymous
02/08/2025 21:15
Subject: Re:Cell phone ban introduced
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The action doesn't require legislation, just a slightly motivated and competent principal. A number of schools already do this.
Pray we had that at Jackson-Reed!
Omg. Thanks for saying that. He told the students at the beginning of the school year in an assembly that he will not ban phones in the classroom. The kids cheered. Meanwhile us teachers get points off of our evaluations when students pull them out in class or when we can't engage them. We are fighting against phones- it's impossible to compete.
However, the principal probably wants kids to have their phones because the admin have been unable to find a way to find and contact students during the day if they need to check out. And there are many places unsupervised like bathrooms where kids have been hurt.
Any principal who doesn't disallow cellphones is an idiot and should be embarrassed. There is no excuse.
+1
Some principals just want the kids to like them or think they are cool or whatever. It’s embarrassing.
Anonymous
02/08/2025 20:32
Subject: Re:Cell phone ban introduced
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The action doesn't require legislation, just a slightly motivated and competent principal. A number of schools already do this.
Pray we had that at Jackson-Reed!
Omg. Thanks for saying that. He told the students at the beginning of the school year in an assembly that he will not ban phones in the classroom. The kids cheered. Meanwhile us teachers get points off of our evaluations when students pull them out in class or when we can't engage them. We are fighting against phones- it's impossible to compete.
However, the principal probably wants kids to have their phones because the admin have been unable to find a way to find and contact students during the day if they need to check out. And there are many places unsupervised like bathrooms where kids have been hurt.
Any principal who doesn't disallow cellphones is an idiot and should be embarrassed. There is no excuse.
Anonymous
02/08/2025 19:29
Subject: Re:Cell phone ban introduced
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The action doesn't require legislation, just a slightly motivated and competent principal. A number of schools already do this.
Pray we had that at Jackson-Reed!
Omg. Thanks for saying that. He told the students at the beginning of the school year in an assembly that he will not ban phones in the classroom. The kids cheered. Meanwhile us teachers get points off of our evaluations when students pull them out in class or when we can't engage them. We are fighting against phones- it's impossible to compete.
However, the principal probably wants kids to have their phones because the admin have been unable to find a way to find and contact students during the day if they need to check out. And there are many places unsupervised like bathrooms where kids have been hurt.
Anonymous
02/01/2025 07:58
Subject: Re:Cell phone ban introduced
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The action doesn't require legislation, just a slightly motivated and competent principal. A number of schools already do this.
Pray we had that at Jackson-Reed!
The Jackson-Reed principal’s approach to cell phone use at the school is the primary reason we will go private next year for our Deal 8th grader. If this passes and forces a new policy at JR, it will actually be a viable option for our kid!
Anonymous
01/31/2025 17:52
Subject: Cell phone ban introduced
Banneker has kids put their cell phones in secure lockers at the beginning of the day. They don’t have access to them until dismissal. It’s amazing to see kids at lunch actually talking to each other instead of glued to phone.