It is disruptive for a student to text or to receive or make cell calls.

In rare circumstances an individual student should be able to keep her cell phone on with the permission of a delegated school official with feedback from the teacher if he is abusing the privilege.

some cell phones can take pictures or videos, so students can get the notes in classes. record a lecture, and take pictures of the notes.

I believe its an excellent idea to have cell phones in school. I could keep some kids out of trouble too.

Using cellphones during breaks or lunch hours? Go ahead. I don’t see the problem with using them on your breaks. You’re not learning during lunch. It won’t do any harm.

They’re handy for after-school meetings/practices/etc. At least around here, pay phones are becoming harder to find, and more expensive to use. The school office isn’t open that late. And, if by chance another school shooting occurred, they’d be very useful.

So, I don’t believe in banning them completely, but stop using them in class.

but, i do think they should be able to take them to school and either leave them off or in their backpacks. i know some schools ban them period. but i would think if an emergency situation came up like another school shooting, and no one had a cell phone on them, people would start blaming the school for it.

Good heavens, we all managed without them before they came along. If there’s an emergency, parents and carers should have the phone number of the school.

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