Cell Phones: Yes or No

May 2, 2008 7:50 AM

Guest :

I think that cell phones should be allowed in school, because what if you need help in a emergency. or if some1 is in a emergencyand thay need help.

Aug 28, 2008 7:55 PM

Guest :

i honestly believe that yes cell phones should be allowed in school. they should be allowed only for emergency purposes only. if there was something tragic to happen nobody would know because nobody could contact anyone. yes the schools contact parents but not quick enough. students should have the right to carry around their cell phones as long as they aren't texting and making phone calls in the middle of class.

Sep 20, 2008 9:38 AM

Guest :

I think cell phones are a priviledge and if the student is outside, or in the hallways between classes it is ok. The teachers however should take the phones away if caught not paying attention to the teacher. However, if a student is going through a backpack or purse looking for something, they should not be atomactically yelled at. The students should have a proper reason for looking through their bag. If a teacher is allowed to use their phone why shouldn't a student.

-freshman at NFHS

Oct 16, 2008 7:30 AM

Guest :

Students should be allowed to take 2 school cell phones.not all kids are the same sooooooo only the kids that got in trouble for it should not be allowed

Oct 23, 2008 4:53 AM

Guest :

Not all kids are the same. So not every person going to school is bringing their cell phone to cheat or to make drug deals. Cell phones are important to keep in touch with family or emergencies. Without cell phones how would children call there parents after practice to know when to pick them up if coach changed the time. Since recently there have been school situations of lockdowns or shootings, kids have a chance to contact home. I have recently gotten in trouble of using my cell phone when i reached in my purse to actually get a pencil. Teachers automaticly assume im using my cell phone. I later got my cell phone taken away.Kids shouldnt be punished for it if its not proven so. But all in all, cell phones should be allowed in school. Because the responsible kids are using them wisely. And for the others who do stupid stuff with them should be in trouble for it, not the whole school.

Nov 9, 2008 12:11 PM

Guest :

YES NOT ALL KIDS USE CELL PHONES IMPROPERLY. SOME STUDENTS ARE SMART AND RESPONSIBLE

Dec 3, 2008 1:49 PM

Guest :

i think that cell phones should be allowed in school in casse of emergencies and so parents will now were there child is at all times including school

Dec 9, 2008 6:56 AM

Guest :

I think they should cause what if your family has an emergecy like if someone died. Or if your needed to know a change of plans. But that doesnt mean the should be sending dirty text.It cuold affend someone.I think it is unexectible that they you guys would say kids would order meth at a school.

Jan 15, 2009 11:52 AM

Guest :

Yes cellphones should be allowed in school because you can need them for emergency, call your parents, stuff that happens to your family like there going to died and they need to call you. And for others emergency so cellphones should be allowed in school?

Feb 24, 2009 5:43 AM

Guest :

-freshman at NFHS
I AGREE THAT IF TEACHERS ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE CELL PHONES THAN SO SHOULD STUDENTS
-10TH GRADER AT jbhs

Mar 2, 2009 3:37 PM

Guest :

but seriously who brings there phone to school to make emergency phone calls.. im a 10th grader and everyone uses there phone to text because we could care less about what the teacher is talking about. if your in that big of an emergency the teacher should let you use there phone in there classroom or go to the office..

Mar 4, 2009 9:52 AM

Guest :

i think that cell phones should be allowed in of an emergency
and if people needs help

Mar 9, 2009 8:34 AM

Guest :

We are doing a project so we need to know why or why not kids should be able to use cellphones in school? Thx

Mar 11, 2009 7:48 AM

Guest :

cell phones should not be banned caz there are benifits to giving ur kids cell phones for use outside of school

Mar 13, 2009 5:02 AM

Guest :

i think cell phone should me allowed in school and in classroom because if teachers can have cell phone why can't we??

Mar 20, 2009 11:11 AM

Guest :

no because people use it to cheat

Apr 3, 2009 12:34 PM

Guest :

I think some kids need and deserve cellphones.

Apr 7, 2009 8:26 AM

Guest :

i think people should use. as i was reading these comments about the pros of it there are some usage to it that are logical. my friend has diahreah and he used his cell to call his mom to take him out of school. another usage is thhat the cell phones are so advance now a days is that they have many tools in them for everyday life, such as calculator with trig functions. so all in all people are not the same.

Apr 28, 2009 10:14 AM

Guest :

i reallythink cell-phones should be aloud in school in case of an emergencey:):):):)

Apr 29, 2009 7:36 AM

Guest :

kids should be allowed to carry cell phones with them inside of class. They would turn them on silent so it wouldnt be disturbing. If they dont have their cell phone with them at all times then what if something like colembine or if they had to go on lockdown. They dont have their cell phones with them to call for help. So i do think that cell phones should be allowed in school and also the school can have certain areas and times that kids can use their cell phones. I sure hope that they make it so cell phones will be allowed in school.

May 5, 2009 6:56 AM

Guest :

cell phones in school, should be allowed.

May 8, 2009 7:57 AM

Guest :

All students are not the same, but this is a case where they have to be treated the same way. What students don't realize is that in a school lockdown situation, one of the worst things that could happen would be to have every student making outgoing phone calls. The people in charge of such a situation would have no control. Having parents rush to school would possibly add to the dangerous situation already occurring. In some situations the outgoing calls could be intercepted and allow the "bad guys" to know what is happening inside the school.

The advances in cell phone technology (texting, internet access and picture taking) do make it easy for students to use phones to cheat. Do all students do it? No. Do some students do it? Yes. In this case the few who do make it bad for everyone.

Telling a student they can have the phone but it must be turned off is like saying you can look at the dish of ice cream but you can't eat it. Schools, students, parents and teachers were able to communicate efficiently before cell phones became popular. In a family emergency parents would call the school, the school would inform the teacher and the student would leave class. Students could (and still can) use school phones to call home if necessary. Constant communication availability has made us all lazy. We don't plan in advance any more because we don't need to. The cell phone makes everyone instantly reachable. It doesn't mean we can't plan in advance, it just allows us to not do it.

My two cents says that students can unplug from the communication grid for the time they are in school and they will be fine.

May 8, 2009 11:00 PM

Guest :

Wells since some students says that cell phones do belong in school, then I have to say no to that because in school when students have work instead they pay attention to their cell phones instead and there’s no educational there. Students come to school for education not just to text or call there and all. Also cells phones are really distracting especially when students are doing the test. Some students aren’t the same, some sell it to drug dealers and some cheat to make them selves feels better but its not good. Some other reason are that when students are in class and their just text messaging and all wells students might feel bad because their phone might get taken away and I know some students doesn’t want that to happen. Also it could waste money just for a phone money should only be use for living not only phones and all, and communication takes long distance and takes more places to get connected to each other and that’s more harder which means that u could waste more money on that. Usually education before cells phone and all and its important for kids to learn that cells phone don’t belong in school because of these reason.

Sep 15, 2009 5:39 AM

Guest :

i think yes

Oct 5, 2009 5:13 AM

Guest :

I think this is a both yes and no answer. I think that cell phones should be in the school for SOME emergencies, however lets be honest, what if there was a school shooting? The requirements for a shooting is that the door be locked and the lights go off, and there is to be silence, and then some parent calls the student and this ringtone is heard by the shooter. If the phone is on vibrate or silence, then there is no chance of the shooter hearing it. However, I think it is idiotic for a parent to call or text the student when they are in class. If there is a death in the family then they can contact the school who will reach the child in time. I am a teacher and I disapprove of cell phones in my class, there is usually a warning until I take the phone and when the parent comes to collect the phone that is the time the student can get it back. I also have my student and the parents sign a contract to ensure that they know this method. If a parent or student is bothered by this, it is not my problem, they should not have signed the paper then. I do not have students text or call in my class,if there truely is an emergency in the family then they can be contacted through the school office. I have had a case before where a student cheated through text and I took the phone away and when the parent came to yell at me, I calmly showed the paper he signed and said simpy, "Your student was not only texting but cheating also." The parent had thought I took the cell phone away because of simple texting which was not the case. Obviously there are students I can trust, but there are some who are repeat offendeder.If you want to keep your phone,have it in your bag and keep it on silent.

Oct 8, 2009 6:52 AM

Guest :

i think saying that students cant have cellphones is sooooo stupid. we all pay atrtention in class wether we have one or not and if you arent smart to pay attention then thats your problem dont punish everyone else. they shoudl be aloud they just should !

Nov 3, 2009 5:50 AM

Guest :

i think yes students should be allowed to have cellphones in school so they coould kepp in contact with their parents take this for example what if your cousin, grandpa, or grandma died and you didnt know and you were really close to them

Nov 5, 2009 9:05 AM

Guest :

i think cell phones should be aloud in school because some of us students are good with cell phoens. we only use it when it is needed. thats all.