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Friday 16 October 2026 13:39:42 GMT
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Ms. Gee :
I am a middle school teacher and we have yondr pouches. Honestly, the day to day improvements in our students have been HUGE!! And in an emergency, we need them listening to us or RUNNING. Not texting or getting distracted by texting. If need be, we can always cut them open to get kids to phones is god forbid the adult made the call that yes, kids need to be able to text their parents. I will say, we often have ambulances come to school for medical issues, and the way our building is shaped, almost half the classes in the building can see the ambulance. Since yondr, no longer do we have pictures of people being taken out of school in an ambulance, private medical information being shared, or phone calls to the school asking why there was an ambulance, or Facebook posts from panicked parents riling up the community saying that their kid texted them that there is a huge emergency at school (there wasn’t. Someone fainted). We can now make sure the community gets the information they need when they need it without causing alarm or violating privacy. And in a true emergency, we are trained (more than I’d like to be) and the kids are trained (also more than I’d like them to have to be), and our job is to keep them safe and get them out. Phones actually make that harder for us to do. I totally get the fear from parents, and this is also my inside perspective on the trade off. And again, if it really called for it, a pair of scissors would solve the problem really fast. If we’re locked in a classroom and I need kids communicating outside the room, we’re cutting that shit open so fast.
2026-10-22 14:14:24
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Carey :
I wish there was a mode you could put their phone in that only allows them to communicate with parents and call 911. All other features are disabled until after school hours.
2026-10-16 13:46:30
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Dina :
I just had this conversation with my daughter, my grandsons are in school. Children need them in school, keep them off in school unless there’s an emergency.
2026-10-22 23:22:15
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mbhenne929 :
For every threat, my kids have texted LOOOONG before we hear from admin. Every single time
2026-10-16 13:51:02
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Shelley Cooney :
All of this.
2026-10-22 22:19:18
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Sara :
Kids and parents overload the cell towers during emergencies making it harder for emergency services to get real time info, and kids calling or texting their parents could get them noticed by the threat. When I was 20 I was in an emergency situation where I was out of contact and my now husband and my parents didn’t know I was alive for 14 hours. I can’t even imagine what that is like for parents of young kids. It’s horrifically traumatic. But imo, the situation is traumatic either way. The fear shouldn’t outweigh the consideration of their safety and the safety of those around them, and no cell phones makes it safer.
2026-10-16 18:01:51
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Taryn McKnight :
teacher here. I dont understand laws that ban them. the school should literally just adopt policies about them being used in class and follow those policies. had a medical emergency last year and another student was able to call 911 while I did cpr.
2026-10-16 14:29:59
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Kat :
i don’t mean to sound insensitive, but it doesn’t seem like a parent would be able to do much if the child and school were in that situation. like cops don’t let parents go into the school, etc. so is it moreso relieving the parents anxiety that their child is alive?
2026-10-16 15:05:37
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lalala :
Many (most?) schools with cell phone bans still allow them in a backpack so they could be accessible. That said, if you are texting/calling your child during an active shooter situation when they’re meant to be locked down and quiet, that could cause your child to be noticed. Or if your child doesn’t reply, you may think they’re injured when they’re fine. Waiting for news is the right approach.
2026-10-16 15:21:05
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lisal :
I used to teach middle school and I get it. But if your house was on fire would you want to evacuate your kids while texting? What if you now had to evacuate 30+ kids? We’re asking way too much of teachers to put their lives on the line to keep kids safe. It becomes a lot harder if the kids are distracted and/or getting different instructions from their parents. The only answer is stronger gun laws.
2026-10-16 17:48:02
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Zo :
That’s it right there, the fact that they are viewing smart phones as being more dangerous than firearms it’s what’s mind boggling. Like yes social media is not something that children need but focusing on that more than firearms that could literally un alive kids is what makes it all so crazy. It goes hand in hand, kids may not feel like they would need a phone at school if firearms were banned
2026-10-16 14:25:44
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Nikki F :
Our school does not allow cell phones/tablets/personal devices during instructional time. They are allowed to use them during passing periods and lunch. I feel like it’s a good compromise
2026-10-16 16:48:39
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Manda Cherry :
In addition to these emergencies, I also think about kids who walk to/from school and kids who have a long walk to/from the bus stop. I would want them to have a way to message an adult *just in case*.
2026-10-16 16:38:54
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Meagan Belk Drew :
I share all of these same thoughts but my BIGGEST question is: how can I trust you to keep my kids safe at school if you can’t even tell kids to keep their phones in their backpacks/purses/etc and enforce that?
2026-10-16 14:46:36
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jenniferlawrenc205 :
In our high school we have the bell to bell ban BUT the students can still have them in their backpack, no one takes them. So in that situation I know IF god forbid something happens their phone is still in their possession if they need it for help.
2026-10-16 21:01:47
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Grace :
I wish there was a way to use brick on all of the phones in school. it's a program app thing that will block all unauthorized apps unless you unbrick your phone that you can also schedule at specific times. I use it for productivity but that would be awesome for school
2026-10-16 16:24:08
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SaraBeth :
The schools are so focused on restricting access to devices but middle and high school students are on Chromebooks ALL DAY at school. Make that make sense. They use the remind app to message each other or they can email each other whenever they want with no penalty. If you want less tech in schools address the Chromebook situation.
2026-10-16 17:16:49
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Kris :
I think about those final calls on 9/11...
2026-10-16 21:07:06
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xXx_Jazzy_xXx 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷 :
That exact anxiety is why I let my kids take their phones to school. They know the rules tho. It cannot leave their pocket or bag during the school day unless there is a dire emergency like you named. They have stuck to it with no issues the last school year and this one. I do worry about high school tho bc there will probably be more texting. But I have pretty high parental controls on most things for their phone so there's not much they could do on it during the school day.
2026-10-16 13:52:20
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JAESKULL :
Maybe burner phones/phones without all the apps?
2026-10-16 13:47:10
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DizzyJess :
I tried to bring up this argument when our school banned them and I was told in an emergency they can cut their Yonder pouch. 🙄 I HATE it
2026-10-16 22:09:36
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✨ Butterflies 🦋 :
why can't kids just keep their phones on silent in their bags... that is what my kids schools did but kids refuse to keep them off and in their bags anymore, why??
2026-10-19 12:46:07
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Sydney Wicker :
Yea no that's not gonna work for me. I would pull my child out of school and I'm against homeschooling. NOPE Do you how many pew pews weve had this year along??? NOPE
2026-10-18 21:54:26
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LexSh 📚 :
Bark watch - no games. Contacts only you approve of. And it is a fitness tracker. Best thing I have ever bought. I am also incredibly strict with technology in my home, and it hasn’t made any difference. They rarely text or call me. It’s strictly used for emergencies, but the watch is always on.
2026-10-16 16:58:14
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peaches.b26 :
research doesn't show that banning cell phones increases grades or test scores. it's stupid regulation instead of just having a real conversation about what's going on with these kids. and gun control.
2026-10-17 15:36:38
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