Cell Phones In School: Good Or Bad?

Cell Phones in School Every year school systems evaluate more and more whether or not cell phones should be allowed in classrooms or on campus. School boards have reviewed more rules and regulations relating to this controversial topic. Teachers and parents have filed complaints against the school systems about students who use cell phones for drugs and to bully other students with their cellular devices. Others have complained that their students and children should have access to their cell phones to keep contact with them and to have easy and quick access to the internet in class. “In a report to the school board, the Eau Claire district states it is difficult to say how effective a ban on cell phones would be in preventing bullying” and

In John Ekongo’s article “Cell phones at School: Good or Bad ?”, he admits how he thinks some schools use cell phones as a favor or privilege (1). Walking down the hall with ear buds or talking on the phone is considered a privilege. Cell phones are a great innovation that provides new skills to learners (1). Students will always have up to date access to information on the World Wide Web. “We are a part of the global technological world and embrace the use of information and communication technology in learning” (1). Students should always have the freedom to keep their cell phones at all times for health and safety reasons; their security and comfort should not be taken away from them. Ipads and computers should be accessible to students who cannot afford technology for their educational needs, and this reason should not retain students from learning. Schools allow the students to use their cell phones for learning purposes and for communication with parents during breaks. “Although cell phones are not allowed in classrooms, learners are allowed to have the [on their person] and they can use them during breaks”

In Hartocollis (1), “The cell phones ban dates back to about 1988,when the chancellor at the time, Richard Green, banned beepers and other “communication devices” because they were favored by drug dealers”. Drug arrangements on campus are as easy as passing a piece of paper in class, meeting in the bathroom, or walking down the hallway. According to Bennett’s article, he believes students could use cell phones to “sext” during class. Sending inappropriate photos to one another is something parents are afraid for their children; students taunt and blackmail each other, also known to “blast’’ or “expose”. We need to increase the control on cell phones usage by