Dear Editor,
Should cell phones be allowed in school? Well, it is true that they generate an unnecessary distraction, and cell phones have been known to be used for cheating. With the rise of advanced cell phones, all of the students can go on the internet and legitimately quest for test answers. Many students are also texting during class, which causes them to miss vital facts during a class. If a pupil forgets to turn their phone to silent, and it rings, it causes an unnecessary disruption in class. It wastes indispensable teaching time by production the instructor having to take away the phone.
During school hours, the pupil should be totally focused on each and every class. Many schools have a phone in each class. If an emergency arises, people can be legitimately contacted via the phone. If a situation arises, and a parent needs to feel their child, they can just call the office, and be transferred to the student's current class. It takes less than 30 seconds! If a person's cell phone goes off, it creates a disruption. All of a sudden, the instructor has to get the phone, put it on the desk, and most students start talking. Back in the day, maybe 20 years ago, there weren't even cell phones. Many people have lived straight through that, just fine. We're no different, and if people could live without cell phones before, we legitimately can too.