Students have one justification for cell phones which seems to have some authority, but when thought out, it is only a reason to bring cell phones to school. In case of an urgent situation, parents want to be able to contact their children or vice versa. There for, most schools have phones in every classroom, so parents should be able to reach their children in case of a family or school crisis. No accountable associate of the office staff would prohibit a parent from informing a pupil important news. About a week before finals in December of 2007, our school had a Code Red threat (providentially, it was only a prank). A numerous number of pupils had cell phones with them, and texted their parents. This led to a fright among parents, who directly called the school for more information, since no one really knew what was going on. The lines were so demanding that the school had complexity making the phone calls that were essential for the defence of our students. After attaining more information, the parents called their children. Because the parents were only given small pieces of information, the information which was conceded on only led to gossip, which ended up in superior fear amongst the students. All that the school told parents was that a intimidating note had been found. After students heard this, they began to tell each other that somebody had a gun, that the note enclosed a bomb threat, and many other stories, none of which were precise. Students then texted their parents with this false information, which ended up in more panicked calls to the school and media.
It is reckless for parents, students, and teachers to put up with cell phones in the classroom. Not only do these cell phones cause distractions in class, but they are also a prospect for cheating, ridiculing, and spreading false information.
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