{"id":"res-hs-phone-policy-sibling-text","audience":"high-school","category":"research","technique":"grounding","title":"Answer your freshman sibling's phone rule questions from the handbook","free":false,"task":"Your little brother starts at your high school and texted you 4 questions about the phone rules. You want 4 numbered answers under 60 words total, in plain text for a text message, each starting with Yes, No, or Not in handbook. Use only the 2026-27 handbook, not the older rules a friend forwarded, and answer Not in handbook when it doesn't say.","materialLabel":"The handbook page, an old forwarded text, and your brother's questions (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HANDBOOK 2026-27, Section 6.2: Personal Devices\n\nPhones must be powered off and stored in lockers or the issued pouch from the first bell (7:50 a.m.) to the last bell (2:45 p.m.). The one exception is lunch: students may use phones while seated in the cafeteria during their lunch period.\nEarbuds, headphones and smartwatches with messaging fall under the same rule as phones.\nConsequences: First offense: the phone is held in the main office until the end of the school day. Second offense: a parent or guardian must pick up the phone. Third offense: after-school detention and a parent meeting.\nStudents who need a phone for a documented medical reason should see the nurse.\n\n-----\nForwarded from my friend Kenji (from the 2024 handbook):\n\"phones are allowed in hallways between classes. first time you get caught it's just a warning\"\n\n-----\nTexts from Leo:\n1. can i use my phone at lunch\n2. is it just a warning the first time i get caught\n3. can i bring my phone on the zoo field trip next week\n4. can i wear earbuds between classes if music is off","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":60},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not saying which rules win","why":"The old forwarded text is right there, and the AI may blend it with the current handbook.","fix":"Say: \"Use only the 2026-27 handbook. Ignore the forwarded 2024 text.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Letting the AI guess","why":"When the handbook is silent, the AI reasons out a likely answer and states it as fact.","fix":"Add: \"If the handbook doesn't say, answer Not in handbook.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"No answer shape","why":"The AI writes a friendly paragraph per question, which is too much for a text.","fix":"Say: \"Start each answer with Yes, No, or Not in handbook.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands 10-20% over.","fix":"Cap each answer: \"each answer under 12 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Getting markdown back","why":"AI defaults to bold labels and headings, which show up as stray symbols in a text message.","fix":"Ask for \"plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Names the current handbook","patterns":["2026","current handbook","ignore.{0,30}(old|2024|forward|kenji)","not.{0,20}(old|2024|kenji)"]},{"label":"Says what to do when it's silent","patterns":["not in (the )?handbook","doesn't say","does not say","not (stated|mentioned)"]},{"label":"Gives the answer shape","patterns":["start.{0,30}(yes|no)","yes,? no","yes or no"]},{"label":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","one (short )?sentence","word (limit|count)"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"Your brother needs quick, correct answers. Tell the AI which rulebook counts, how to start each answer, and what to say when the handbook is silent.","rubricLabels":["Answers use the 2026-27 handbook, not Kenji's old text: lunch is Yes (only in the cafeteria), first time caught is No, not just a warning (the phone is held in the office until end of day), and earbuds between classes is No","Answers question 3 (the field trip) with Not in handbook instead of guessing from the other rules","Each of the 4 numbered answers starts with Yes, No, or Not in handbook, followed by at most a short reason, with no greeting, sign-off or extra advice"]}