r/mildlyinfuriating • u/TheAeroplaneBear2906 • Jul 16 '26

Unskippable ad Clear Backpacks + Pay to Keep Your Phone

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My freinds school is now requiring these items, and is also using AI to promote this 🫠

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u/Bardmedicine Jul 16 '26

The old phone trick is really nothing. Strong policies like this make it pointless. Having a dummy phone is the same as not having one, which is fine. The point of the policy is any visible cellphone is not allowed, so will get taken.

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u/a_rabid_anti_dentite Jul 16 '26

Yeah as a teacher who works in a school with Yondr pouches, the biggest impact it has is creating a second layer of expectations: not only should I not see your phone, it should be in your pouch. If it's not, all a teacher does is email admin and they come take it from the student, no questions asked. It helps.

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u/eggz627 Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

So i gotta ask how that policy functions during a potential firearm at the school situation?

Edit: I've been out of high school since 08. Phones weren't prominent nor a major problem that they've evolved into. I know nothing about these pouches and asked a genuine question. Do with that what you will.

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u/Serious_Basket_6870 Jul 16 '26

I was in high school a few years ago and district policy was that we were not allowed to use phones or contact family during lockdowns. Of course, no one would actually follow that if there was a shooter, but this would actually incentivize the district to use these pouches.