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/Jolly_Ad2446 Jul 16 '26

Put a dead old phone in the bag, put feminine hygiene products in your clear bag. 

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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/MourningWallaby Jul 16 '26

That's been the policy of every school since the 90's. Students were never allowed to have any kind of distraction. the problem is phones are more expensive than a walkman would have been. and young kids with phones are highly dependant on having access to their phones since it is a part of their development now. there's actual separation anxiety from not having positive control of their electronic devices.

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u/Bardmedicine Jul 16 '26

I agree. The pouch allows them to have their phones, but not use them and eliminates the distraction.