Once Title I, school lunches and IDEA are cut, APS will be shaking their heads wondering why they spent money on stupid shit like cell pouches when there are very low tech solutions to keep phones out of classrooms.

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Anonymous wrote:We need dedicated phone lockers. Away all day. If a phone is seen in school more than once by a student, confiscated and parents can pick it up on the following Monday morning, which means at least one weekend without a phone.

Or you can just keep the phone home and stop putting this all on the school to enforce. Be a parent. Set your own controls.

Your child’s disruptive behavior because of their phone addiction is my problem. My kids phone is a brick at school anyways. But all day long there is some kid next to him playing videos which make it hard to focus. And lunch because a zombie apocalypse.

Sounds like your kid has some issues that you need to address if they are that bothered by what some other kids are doing. Parent your own kid.

When a trying to listen to a lecture or concentrate on a problem set, it’s perfectly reasonable to be distracted by flashing lights and loud sounds of an endless stream of TikTok’s.

no one has sound turned on, come on.

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Anonymous wrote:We need dedicated phone lockers. Away all day. If a phone is seen in school more than once by a student, confiscated and parents can pick it up on the following Monday morning, which means at least one weekend without a phone.

Or you can just keep the phone home and stop putting this all on the school to enforce. Be a parent. Set your own controls.

Your child’s disruptive behavior because of their phone addiction is my problem. My kids phone is a brick at school anyways. But all day long there is some kid next to him playing videos which make it hard to focus. And lunch because a zombie apocalypse.

Sounds like your kid has some issues that you need to address if they are that bothered by what some other kids are doing. Parent your own kid.

Uh, no. Both teachers and kids have said that phones are a problem in school. I totally support Away for the Day. I don't know enough about pouches to weigh in on that debate, but totally support phones being away. It's crazy that you're arguing a kid should be able to play video games on his phone during class. It makes me think you're just a troll.

I don't want phones out in class either, but your example is ridiculous. There are always going to be distractions in a class of kids in public school. If it's not a phone, kids will do something else.

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Anonymous wrote:We need dedicated phone lockers. Away all day. If a phone is seen in school more than once by a student, confiscated and parents can pick it up on the following Monday morning, which means at least one weekend without a phone.

Or you can just keep the phone home and stop putting this all on the school to enforce. Be a parent. Set your own controls.

Your child’s disruptive behavior because of their phone addiction is my problem. My kids phone is a brick at school anyways. But all day long there is some kid next to him playing videos which make it hard to focus. And lunch because a zombie apocalypse.

Sounds like your kid has some issues that you need to address if they are that bothered by what some other kids are doing. Parent your own kid.

When a trying to listen to a lecture or concentrate on a problem set, it’s perfectly reasonable to be distracted by flashing lights and loud sounds of an endless stream of TikTok’s.

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Anonymous wrote:We need dedicated phone lockers. Away all day. If a phone is seen in school more than once by a student, confiscated and parents can pick it up on the following Monday morning, which means at least one weekend without a phone.

Or you can just keep the phone home and stop putting this all on the school to enforce. Be a parent. Set your own controls.

Exactly. Get back to me when your kid drives to school and an after school job, and it would be a huge safety issue not to have a phone.

Why can’t they keep their phone in the car they are driving? Some cars have built in internet in fact.

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Anonymous wrote:This is so dumb and such a waste of money. WHY is APS spending money on pouches and cutting library aides?

The library assistant job was fully funded for next year.

What about benefits for aides?

Full time salaried assistants (i.e. library, K, VPI and some SPED Assistants) are benefit eligible. I believe some SPED assistants like 1:1 do not get benefits

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Anonymous wrote:We need dedicated phone lockers. Away all day. If a phone is seen in school more than once by a student, confiscated and parents can pick it up on the following Monday morning, which means at least one weekend without a phone.

Or you can just keep the phone home and stop putting this all on the school to enforce. Be a parent. Set your own controls.

Exactly. Get back to me when your kid drives to school and an after school job, and it would be a huge safety issue not to have a phone.

I know the world has changed, but somehow 25 years ago we were able to drive to school and then work with no phone and it was totally fine.

Soooo tired of this line. Expectations were different then, too. My HS kid literally finds out his work schedule via his boss texting him. Sometimes there’s a schedule change to his sports or band that’s communicated after the school day starts, and I need to tell him to take the bus home after all, or whatever.

I’m not suggesting he should have a phone out in class, but yes “the world has changed.” There are good reasons for a HS kid to have a with them phone before/after school, and for emergencies. I am a proponent of away during class, but I think the pouches are a stupid waste of money. And yes, my kid is finishing up a school year of having the pouch, so my opinion is based on actual experience.

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Anonymous wrote:We need dedicated phone lockers. Away all day. If a phone is seen in school more than once by a student, confiscated and parents can pick it up on the following Monday morning, which means at least one weekend without a phone.

Or you can just keep the phone home and stop putting this all on the school to enforce. Be a parent. Set your own controls.

Exactly. Get back to me when your kid drives to school and an after school job, and it would be a huge safety issue not to have a phone.

I know the world has changed, but somehow 25 years ago we were able to drive to school and then work with no phone and it was totally fine.

The world has changed - namely there used to be payphones and it used to be easier to pay for parking without a phone. I go without a phone one day a week for shabbat and let me tell you it is tricky in small ways that you would never notice if you did not go phone-free for 24 hours once a week!

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Anonymous wrote:We need dedicated phone lockers. Away all day. If a phone is seen in school more than once by a student, confiscated and parents can pick it up on the following Monday morning, which means at least one weekend without a phone.

Or you can just keep the phone home and stop putting this all on the school to enforce. Be a parent. Set your own controls.

Exactly. Get back to me when your kid drives to school and an after school job, and it would be a huge safety issue not to have a phone.

I know the world has changed, but somehow 25 years ago we were able to drive to school and then work with no phone and it was totally fine.

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Anonymous wrote:We need dedicated phone lockers. Away all day. If a phone is seen in school more than once by a student, confiscated and parents can pick it up on the following Monday morning, which means at least one weekend without a phone.

Or you can just keep the phone home and stop putting this all on the school to enforce. Be a parent. Set your own controls.

Your child’s disruptive behavior because of their phone addiction is my problem. My kids phone is a brick at school anyways. But all day long there is some kid next to him playing videos which make it hard to focus. And lunch because a zombie apocalypse.

Sounds like your kid has some issues that you need to address if they are that bothered by what some other kids are doing. Parent your own kid.

You clearly have an only lonely child whose friends never want to come to your house since you’ve never seen multiple child around a singular device. Poor kid.

Luckily, there is an option for you! Homeschool! That way you can stay tethered to your child all day and they won’t need a phone to contact you because you will be right there with them.

Problem solved.

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Anonymous wrote:We need dedicated phone lockers. Away all day. If a phone is seen in school more than once by a student, confiscated and parents can pick it up on the following Monday morning, which means at least one weekend without a phone.

Or you can just keep the phone home and stop putting this all on the school to enforce. Be a parent. Set your own controls.

Your child’s disruptive behavior because of their phone addiction is my problem. My kids phone is a brick at school anyways. But all day long there is some kid next to him playing videos which make it hard to focus. And lunch because a zombie apocalypse.

Sounds like your kid has some issues that you need to address if they are that bothered by what some other kids are doing. Parent your own kid.

Uh, no. Both teachers and kids have said that phones are a problem in school. I totally support Away for the Day. I don't know enough about pouches to weigh in on that debate, but totally support phones being away. It's crazy that you're arguing a kid should be able to play video games on his phone during class. It makes me think you're just a troll.

I am thrilled. Now if only they would do away with the school issued iPads.

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Anonymous wrote:We need dedicated phone lockers. Away all day. If a phone is seen in school more than once by a student, confiscated and parents can pick it up on the following Monday morning, which means at least one weekend without a phone.

Or you can just keep the phone home and stop putting this all on the school to enforce. Be a parent. Set your own controls.

Your child’s disruptive behavior because of their phone addiction is my problem. My kids phone is a brick at school anyways. But all day long there is some kid next to him playing videos which make it hard to focus. And lunch because a zombie apocalypse.

Sounds like your kid has some issues that you need to address if they are that bothered by what some other kids are doing. Parent your own kid.

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Anonymous wrote:This is so dumb and such a waste of money. WHY is APS spending money on pouches and cutting library aides?

The research is so clear that phones in schools are bad - these pouches work, I am thrilled they are using them next year.

You sound brainwashed.

NP. The pouches work, and I’m glad they’re going to be in place at all high schools next year.

You have no idea what is actually happening. How old is your kid?

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Anonymous wrote:We need dedicated phone lockers. Away all day. If a phone is seen in school more than once by a student, confiscated and parents can pick it up on the following Monday morning, which means at least one weekend without a phone.

Or you can just keep the phone home and stop putting this all on the school to enforce. Be a parent. Set your own controls.

Exactly. Get back to me when your kid drives to school and an after school job, and it would be a huge safety issue not to have a phone.