Here at Leaders High School, students were given YONDR pouches on October 30th and a lot of people think it is a good idea and a lot of people think it is not a good idea.
The people that feel like it is a good idea are mostly teachers, but not all teachers are a hundred percent. Some think it’s a 50-50 idea like Zhanna (they/them) when they state, “I am conflicted because the students sometimes use the phone for some lessons but they feel like the students can use the focus without the phones but overall i can’t decide if im happy or upset at the idea.”
But everyone has different opinions. Ms. Gethers (she/her) feels like it is an amazing idea to help students not get distracted. “I love the idea! I feel like it will help students focus on their work and not be distracted by their TikTok, but if we had to have a compromise it would be a little accessible box for students in case of emergency.”
Also students feel like it is a horrible idea because of all the school shootings that are going on and anything can happen at any school. Kimberly said, “I hate this idea. It’s so stupid now what’s gonna happen God forbid there is an active shooter. What are we gonna do? That’s a long phone call to just tell one parent.” It would be a long phone call to each parent because of all the questions.
But the only thing that really counts is that people have their own opinions. Some think it is good, some think it is bad. Administrators should read this article and take all these factors into consideration and see where people are coming from.