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Anonymous wrote:Why was a pilot program needed by MCPS for this anyway? There is a ton of research out there about the harmful effects of phones on teens and young children. Many states have a strict ban on cell phones in schools. Private schools mostly ban cell phones in classrooms and are strict about it. MCPS is dragging their feet because they have no idea how to impose consequences that are consistently applied. Such a joke!

I disagree. I think they are dragging their feet because there are so many parents who oppose it--case in point, this thread. I'll be honest, I was very hesitant as I didn't feel safe without a way to contact my child during the day but I was wrong to oppose it because there have been far greater benefits at my kids' school with the program. I think they needed to show that there was actual evidence in our county that it works. And it does. Is it perfect? No. But from my experience, the good far outweighs the bad. And the kids adjust really easily.

Why do parents need to teach their kids during the day? I think this is another big issue. A bunch of coddled whiny ass kids complaining to mommy and daddy or asking for favors.

None of us reached our parents during the school day and even when we got home, calling a parent at work? The house better be on fire!

We are crippling our kids autonomy, criticism thinking
skills, grit, patience, and need for Independence. That is on top of the complete lack of focus for the teachers and schoolwork AND the complete lack of interpersonal and social skills needed at school with their peers right in front of them.

There is zero need for phones in school. You all just can’t admit that you are as addicted and it shows.

While sometimes we feel the country is going back to the 20th century, no need to continue to write about what you and I had in our dino years. This is another generation. It's like parents talking about college applying process and admission stories (no Larla can't get into U Mich as easily as you did in the 80s ok) or talking about when they wore braces with a headgear to their teen who has only worn invisalign.

But this was every generation prior since the beginning of mankind.

Kids don’t need to contact parents during the school day. And if they do, they go to office and ask.

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Anonymous wrote:Why was a pilot program needed by MCPS for this anyway? There is a ton of research out there about the harmful effects of phones on teens and young children. Many states have a strict ban on cell phones in schools. Private schools mostly ban cell phones in classrooms and are strict about it. MCPS is dragging their feet because they have no idea how to impose consequences that are consistently applied. Such a joke!

I disagree. I think they are dragging their feet because there are so many parents who oppose it--case in point, this thread. I'll be honest, I was very hesitant as I didn't feel safe without a way to contact my child during the day but I was wrong to oppose it because there have been far greater benefits at my kids' school with the program. I think they needed to show that there was actual evidence in our county that it works. And it does. Is it perfect? No. But from my experience, the good far outweighs the bad. And the kids adjust really easily.

Why do parents need to teach their kids during the day? I think this is another big issue. A bunch of coddled whiny ass kids complaining to mommy and daddy or asking for favors.

None of us reached our parents during the school day and even when we got home, calling a parent at work? The house better be on fire!

We are crippling our kids autonomy, criticism thinking
skills, grit, patience, and need for Independence. That is on top of the complete lack of focus for the teachers and schoolwork AND the complete lack of interpersonal and social skills needed at school with their peers right in front of them.

There is zero need for phones in school. You all just can’t admit that you are as addicted and it shows.

While sometimes we feel the country is going back to the 20th century, no need to continue to write about what you and I had in our dino years. This is another generation. It's like parents talking about college applying process and admission stories (no Larla can't get into U Mich as easily as you did in the 80s ok) or talking about when they wore braces with a headgear to their teen who has only worn invisalign.

Parents who are in support of it because they are often the ones that either haven't given their kid a phone or if they have, parents have placed restrictions on the phone. They really don't care if your Larla has a phone as long as Larla's phone is not interfering with "quality" classroom instruction time, Larla is misusing it in the hallways, at lunch, on bus, after school school sponsored activities etc etc.

there are actually students who get a phone only in HS

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Anonymous wrote:Why was a pilot program needed by MCPS for this anyway? There is a ton of research out there about the harmful effects of phones on teens and young children. Many states have a strict ban on cell phones in schools. Private schools mostly ban cell phones in classrooms and are strict about it. MCPS is dragging their feet because they have no idea how to impose consequences that are consistently applied. Such a joke!

I disagree. I think they are dragging their feet because there are so many parents who oppose it--case in point, this thread. I'll be honest, I was very hesitant as I didn't feel safe without a way to contact my child during the day but I was wrong to oppose it because there have been far greater benefits at my kids' school with the program. I think they needed to show that there was actual evidence in our county that it works. And it does. Is it perfect? No. But from my experience, the good far outweighs the bad. And the kids adjust really easily.

Why do parents need to teach their kids during the day? I think this is another big issue. A bunch of coddled whiny ass kids complaining to mommy and daddy or asking for favors.

None of us reached our parents during the school day and even when we got home, calling a parent at work? The house better be on fire!

We are crippling our kids autonomy, criticism thinking
skills, grit, patience, and need for Independence. That is on top of the complete lack of focus for the teachers and schoolwork AND the complete lack of interpersonal and social skills needed at school with their peers right in front of them.

There is zero need for phones in school. You all just can’t admit that you are as addicted and it shows.

Why can’t every classroom just have the holders by the door? Half of my daughter’s HS teachers have them and it works. Why don’t all teachers use them.

Personally I would be fine with no phone or access at all, but at least the phone pockets are a start.

Anonymous wrote:Why was a pilot program needed by MCPS for this anyway? There is a ton of research out there about the harmful effects of phones on teens and young children. Many states have a strict ban on cell phones in schools. Private schools mostly ban cell phones in classrooms and are strict about it. MCPS is dragging their feet because they have no idea how to impose consequences that are consistently applied. Such a joke!

I absolutely agree. My daughter goes to private and they are banned, even in lunch. They can go to lockers for 10min following lunch to use them to update parents on any after school arrangements.

It can easily be done. The problem is some whiny parents who are also addictive and administration too lazy to handle the initial pushback.

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Anonymous wrote:Why was a pilot program needed by MCPS for this anyway? There is a ton of research out there about the harmful effects of phones on teens and young children. Many states have a strict ban on cell phones in schools. Private schools mostly ban cell phones in classrooms and are strict about it. MCPS is dragging their feet because they have no idea how to impose consequences that are consistently applied. Such a joke!

I disagree. I think they are dragging their feet because there are so many parents who oppose it--case in point, this thread. I'll be honest, I was very hesitant as I didn't feel safe without a way to contact my child during the day but I was wrong to oppose it because there have been far greater benefits at my kids' school with the program. I think they needed to show that there was actual evidence in our county that it works. And it does. Is it perfect? No. But from my experience, the good far outweighs the bad. And the kids adjust really easily.

The majority of parents, if surveys to believe, actually support attempts by MCPS to restrict or control phone use at school. There is, however, about 20% or so of parents who aren't sold and bought in.

The thing is, you're never going to get 100% buy-in for any decision MCPS makes. So if 60% of parents support cell phone restriction, is that enough for MCPS to go forward? If not, what threshold would be? This is for MCPS to plan and decide.

Anonymous wrote:My kid is at eastern and doesn't seem to mind the plan. They don't check during the school day anyway. We do text but only when the pick up situation changes since we're in Bethesda. I'm all for collecting phones. Too distracting. And for anyone bit**ing and moaning remember when your kid was in ES? You just call the school/email the teacher if something comes up. It is fine and the world hasn't ended.

Same for my 8th grade kid at NBMS. Doesn't mind the plan at all.

Anonymous wrote:Why was a pilot program needed by MCPS for this anyway? There is a ton of research out there about the harmful effects of phones on teens and young children. Many states have a strict ban on cell phones in schools. Private schools mostly ban cell phones in classrooms and are strict about it. MCPS is dragging their feet because they have no idea how to impose consequences that are consistently applied. Such a joke!

I disagree. I think they are dragging their feet because there are so many parents who oppose it--case in point, this thread. I'll be honest, I was very hesitant as I didn't feel safe without a way to contact my child during the day but I was wrong to oppose it because there have been far greater benefits at my kids' school with the program. I think they needed to show that there was actual evidence in our county that it works. And it does. Is it perfect? No. But from my experience, the good far outweighs the bad. And the kids adjust really easily.

Anonymous wrote:Why was a pilot program needed by MCPS for this anyway? There is a ton of research out there about the harmful effects of phones on teens and young children. Many states have a strict ban on cell phones in schools. Private schools mostly ban cell phones in classrooms and are strict about it. MCPS is dragging their feet because they have no idea how to impose consequences that are consistently applied. Such a joke!

Correct!

I have a kid at an unofficial ms pilot school - aka the school joined the program but didn’t get funding for pouches. Kid reports that everyone with phones still has them in their lockers, but people don’t use them during class anymore.

Why was a pilot program needed by MCPS for this anyway? There is a ton of research out there about the harmful effects of phones on teens and young children. Many states have a strict ban on cell phones in schools. Private schools mostly ban cell phones in classrooms and are strict about it. MCPS is dragging their feet because they have no idea how to impose consequences that are consistently applied. Such a joke!

So your saying if a kid is paying attention to a lesson instead of playing video games and cussing the teacher out in the middle of class- then they might learn more. Wow. That's profound insite.

Anonymous wrote:How about Admin? Are they on their personal phones during school day? Does the ban or away program apply to them also?

You don’t see the difference between the administration and the kids not having access to phones? Come on.

My kids are at a school with this program and it works fine. Even my kids have said that there is so much less drama than last year. It took all of a week for them to get used to it and it’s a non issue now. I’m glad they are going to Rockville for high school. Kids don’t need access to phones in class. They just don’t.

Anonymous wrote:BCC loves it because there is less footage of the fights in the hallways.
If there is footage, BCC is happy to focus on that rather than the fight itself.

Stop the trolling. B-CC is not part of the away all day pilot.