Cellular phones should be allowed in schools in United States?
915479
its a bad thing and a good thing. the good is students need it for safety, but the bad is distracting other students or probably even distract the student that has it. if i was a teacher, i would let my students bring one, but not used for inappropriate things like talking to their girlfriend/boyfriend/or some other business. school is a place to learn, not a place to mess around.
233436
karmacoma isn't right. gps is a must in ALL phones in the US. you can't track the cell phone without using $$$ equipp. you can buy  a call log of a cell phone, but not track it, unless you are fbi, nsa or cia
611255
I feel that its totally against everything that is American. How about everyone straps a GPS system to their legs so the government knows where everyone is, oops that's right cell phones i almost forgot. Besides this the government is saying its all in public safety, but i dont kno how safe i feel if i know someone is listening to my phone calls. Give me a break if i wanted to blow some shit up I wouldn't talk on the phone to make plans for it anyway.
425779
Kids with cell phones is riduculous! 4 years old is way too young. Kids are growing up too fast nowadays. THIS MADNESS NEEDS TO STOP!!!!!!
195095
1. Judging by your question, they don't pay attention in English class.\n\n2. Cell phones make students obsessed with keeping intimate tabs on all of their friends at all times, thereby making them extremely boring to talk with or study with because the phone keeps ringing.
15472
Somewhat. Since cellphone services support short message services which is also like paging, it relieves users to carry both cellphones and beepers. However, some professionals like medical staff sill use pagers because messages qickly pass through to the users.
847437
This is not a yes or no question. That is like asking if the speed limit should be 65. In certain circumstances, yes, but not in a school zone.\n\nTry being specific about what condition for wiretapping you are questioning.
505498
i think cellphones should be banned in school because it is a huge distraction and would take away from learning
567030
A cacophony of ringing cell phones is annoying anywhere, but in the classroom it's an unacceptable distraction. A decade ago, it would have been an unheard-of distraction, as well. Few adults owned or used cellular phones then, and even fewer children. \n\nBut times have changed. As the prices of cell phones fall, their use is growing, especially among teenagers. Increasingly, school boards are having to decide how to deal with students who bring these ubiquitous communication devices to school. \n\nIt might seem like a no-brainer to ban student use of cell phones in schools, but few policy decisions are that clear-cut. The necessity for banning another electronic communication device -- the pager -- has been widely understood and accepted. Cell phone bans, however, present a conundrum: During the Columbine shootings, students were able to call for help on their cell phones, drawing dramatic attention to the safety aspects of cell phones. \n\nInexpensive equipment and low-cost family service plans have made cell phones "affordable to just about anyone," says Lisa Ihde, manager of wireless education programs at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association in Washington, D.C. Parents want the phones, says Ihde, to communicate with their children throughout the day. The association doesn't know how many of the phones that parents buy go to their children, but anecdotally, cell phone use by teens seems to be on the rise. \n\nSchool boards can find themselves at odds with parents or their communities when forming policies about student cell phones, despite the conviction held by many educators that student cell phones do not belong in school. "Cell phones ringing during a class would be very distracting to the learning environment," says Mary Beth King, vice president of the Plano, Texas, school board. "We are committed to maintaining the sanctity of the classroom." \n\nEven among those who endorse cell phone restrictions, there is disagreement. Some educators believe only a total ban will prevent disruptions. Others argue that bans don't teach children to use technology like cell phones responsibly.\n\n\nCommunity support: \n\nSome school boards have faced dissenting parents over the ban, while others have earned community support. The Plano Independent School District has banned electronic communication devices since 1995. Board vice president King says the board put the policy in place before many students had access to cell phones or pagers. \n\n"Parents have been very understanding about the policy and supportive of [there being] no disruptions in student learning," says King. "We are also very good about facilitating communication, should a parent need to reach the child during the school day." \n\nIn Franklin, Wis., the school board first banned pagers, then broadened the policy to include two-way electronic communication devices. Dave Szychlinski, president of the Franklin School Board, says the broad language was necessary because it could include up-and-coming technology, such as handheld computers like Palm Pilots. "Students functioned well before cell phones," says Szychlinski. "They're not necessary for students in their daily activities." \n\nBefore the Cobb County (Ga.) School Board banned pagers and cell phones in 1997, teachers complained that students interrupted class when they forgot to turn off their beepers or ringers. Also, students talked on the phones between classes. \n\nBoard member Curt Johnston says parents were unhappy at first, but became used to the rule. On the other hand, students complained that they were being punished for the misbehavior of only a few students, a point he sees as valid. "I would prefer to confiscate devices and charge in-school suspensions for in-school users or disrupters on a case-by-case basis," says Johnston, "but not ban possession by students who use them responsibl
1064383
Because students should respect the learning environment and those about them.  \n\nI can't believe that anyone thinks a student on the phone during class is a good idea ... treat it like the cinema and turn them off.
997388
i don't think so.  i went through high school without a cell phone and made it through fine.
1020327
SCHOOLS NEED MORE RIGHTS......\nTHEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPELL KIDS FOR ANY BEHAVIOR THAT IS INAPPROPRIATE..... BULLYING INCLUDED...  SCHOOL IS FOR LEARNING NOT SOCIALIZING
978699
cellphones ipods coputers, leads to distracion of school work, and cheating on tests
748077
you definitely can and should threaten with legal action. If the school can't even keep track of a phone, they should be ready to pay for it. It's even worse because they actually took it from the students. If they don't pay for it, make sure you get a lawyer and sue so they both give you the money for a phone and whatever was stored on it and stop taking things from students.
609519
Yes, they disrupt class and cause problems for both the teacher and fellow students.  They can also cause problems with the Internet operations; if you haven't noticed that in a classroom.\n\nMany schools already try to make students turn them off during classes, and I fully support the practice of confiscating a phone that is in use during classtime.  During your own time it is acceptable; in classes you are there for one purpose only and that is learning.\n\nTo answer a previous concern, if there is an emergency during the classtime, the same time-old tried and true method would be used -- that of contacting the office.  It has worked for the past few centuries, and there is nothing to prevent that for its continued success.
1176551
cell phones for kids...I've seen a lot of advertisements for limited cell phone/monitoring access for kids. It's sure to be hot this Christmas!
442974
I agree completely with you. There are a lot of hand-free devices if you want to use cell phone during driving. It's dangerous and in many countries is already illegal.