should cell phones be allowed in school???

Answer 1

I don't see a problem with a student talking on a cell phone during lunch or between classes but not during class.

Answer 2

Yes but it should be set to "Silent" mode, labelled by each student, mentioning their name and class plus section. These must be deposited with the class teacher at the start of the day while taking attendance, perhaps.

At the end of the day, there could be a ten minute concluding session when the mobile phones are returned to each student. They can check out their missed calls, and sms messages, after school is over and also, if required, use it for contacting parents / guardians / help as found necessary.

Answer 3

No. Gee, isn't it amazing how generations of children made it to, from and during school hours with only an office phone to notify parents of an emergency?

Maybe they should be allowed in lockers, but they should not be allowed to be taken out until the student is ready to leave school (whether it be regular dismissal time or leaving early for an appointment). I think if a student is found with the phone anywhere but in the locker, they should be suspended for 3 days. I understand needing them to walk home so your parents can make sure you've gotten home safely, but there is ZERO need for them to be anywhere but the locker during the school day.

And my children won't have cell phones, poor babies. They also won't have computers in their rooms, tv's in their rooms or phones in their rooms. We're awful parents...

Answer 4

Not at all...they're a distraction to both students and teachers, and can even be the cause of robberies of school kids. The argument for the use of cell phones in school is so that parents can keep track of their kids or in case of emergencies. I have never heard of a school secretary or school administrator who refused to let a child call home on the school's phone in case of emergency! Like toys, there is no justification for children to have phones while in school.

Answer 5

No. School is for learning, not for talking to friends on the phone. Most people who fail in school have their minds elsewhere, and are not thinking about what they should be learning. A cell phone would only make it worse.

Answer 6

I'm kinda conflicted on this one. I think it would be a distraction for some, but I do see needing to have possibly in case of an emergency. For younger children I know some companies offer phones that only allow for pre-programmed numbers. Yikes, this is a tough question!

Answer 7

Yes, they should be allowed, with the way the world is to day you don't know who's crazy and might do something to children these days and then you have the latch key kids who walk home alone and, so it is needed, but allot of kids are abuse it by using it for friends and when its an emergency phone.

Answer 8

I think that they should be allowed in the school building, but that students should keep them locked in their lockers during the day. They are a good way for children to contact their parents if they need to, but are too much of a distraction in class.

Answer 9

No they shouldn't. Too much interruption to the class. You need to worry about school while you are there. Not what you are going to be doing after school. If there is an emergency at home. Then someone can notify the school and you can be informed that way.

Answer 10

Nope. As a teacher, it is incredibly annoying to have phones going off during class. Too many people forget to turn them off before coming in, and it can become such a waste of time to have to deal with it.