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/Alarmed_Macaron5778 Jul 16 '26

What about kids who have Type 1 diabetes and use an app on their phone to connect to a CGM on them to monitor blood sugar levels?

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u/a_rabid_anti_dentite Jul 16 '26

They have a pouch that opens and closes via vecro.