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Should Cell Phones Be Allowed in School? Picture this, it’s a regular day of school you sit down at your desk at about 9:30 a.m. and all of the sudden you hear gunshots! You are rushed into the bathrooms and closets by staff members. You wait, hoping nothing will happen to you.

In the United States alone, there have been over 387 school shootings since 1992.(Strange opening sentence for the topic) Cellphones are used in today’s society for a lot more than talking, texting, and playing games on. Technology is a reliable sense of communication, in which the majority of society uses and depends on in everyday life. Students can use cellphones for not only their academic requirements, but for their interscholastic athletics, as well. Cellphones can also be used in case of an emergency while on school property.

Phones have become more popular today. Every where you go they are glued to students and adult's hands. New phones are coming out every year, and students just can not seem to let their phones go. These students always have these phones by their side, in class, and not in class, they always have them. Students are addicted to these phones, so what do the teachers, and administrators do about these phones during school hours?

Cell phones kids, Teens, adults we all use cell phones we think that they are helpful and they could help us look things up and research things. Cell phones have been a big debate in schools. Should there be cell phones in schools or not? What do you think? Some people think that they are great learning tools for students but others think that they should be focused on their school work not get distracted by looking at cute photos, Youtube, Music, etc.

Phones are a problem at Scioto that exists. For example, a teacher once asked a former student who forgot to bring their phone to school, and how her day was going. The student said, “I feel like I 'm missing an arm I didn 't even know I had.” The student realized what an ordinary school day is like without an electronic device. For instance, during class, while the teachers talking students will be on their phones.

Reasons Why Cell Phones Could Be Beneficial In Schools Have you ever been in a situation in your classroom when you wanted to use your phone if it was to listen to music or you needed to research more than just the text you have been given? Even if some students may abuse this privilege and schools don’t believe in having them in the classroom, students should be able to use their cellphones in class because it could potentially save money for the school, help students feel more relaxed in the classroom and, be beneficial for students who have medical issues. My first point for why we should be able to use our cell phones in class is that it could potentially save the school thousands of dollars. Instead of schools having to buy laptops for everyone they could just buy 10 per class compared to 35 and spend money on something more beneficial, and have the students bring in their own devices. Alpena Public Schools alone spends thousands of dollars alone on technology, if students were allowed to use their cell phone in class and do their work on there they could only have to buy a few chromebook carts compared to all of the ones we have for each team now.

Reasons why cell phones could be beneficial in classrooms Have you ever been in a situation in your classroom when you wanted to use your phone if it was to listen to music or you needed to research more than just the text you have been given? Even if some students may abuse this privilege and schools don’t believe in having them in the classroom, students should be able to use their cell phones in the classroom. First because it could potentially save money for the school. Next it could help students feel more relaxed in the classroom.

It has come to my attention that many of my peers and myself disagree with the rule enforced strongly by Mrs. Evans and the outside teachers about cell phone usage outside during the lunch period. The rule is, if you are caught outside with your cell phone, it is to be confiscated and given to you. We then have to ask permission for the phone back and the consequences grow the more you break that rule. However, I have come with some ideas on why the rule should be modified for the enjoyment of my peers and myself.

Cell Phone Vs School Policies Have you ever wish that school policies could change and cell phones are allowed in class for example, this random person came in class while touching his cell phone and his teacher ask for his phone. Do you think students should have their cell phone with them during class? Even in today’s time, students are still unable to touch their phone because of school policies, which will always said NO PHONE IN CLASS, but what if these rules were to bend a little bit that students are able to touch phone in class. It would be like paradise for students, because they would be able to listen to music while doing worksheet, taking picture of an project, and when there’s emergency at school.

Cell Phones: Are they Necessary? Steven Spielberg a famous known director stated this, “Technology can be our best friend, and technology can also be the biggest party pooper of our lives. It interrupts our own story, interrupts our ability to have a thought or daydream, to imagine something wonderful because we’re too busy bridging the walk from the cafeteria back to the office on the cell phone.” During school hours, there is a never ending discussion on whether or not students are allowed to use their cell phones in or out of class. When given the option to use the cell phone as a tool, teachers would like to monitor students and know when students ‘claim’ to be looking at proper apps or websites.