Cell Phones In School (2-18-09)

The issues of cell phones in school are very controversial. Now a days this country is not the safest, and cell phones are prohibited in school. The most important thing about a cell phone is protection. Many middle and high school kids have cell phones and they are not allowed in there school. Children that walk to school need plenty of protection and that is where the cell phone comes in. Schools have metal detectors, which checks for any metal object that is found, when walking through them. The students often get caught with them and get them taken away and have to let a parent or guardian comes pick it up. My opinion is that, that is wrong because they need there phone for protection. I also think that if you have one you can keep it on vibrate or silence it.The second important reason for having a cell phone is contacting your family or friends just in case of an emergency, but if students don’t have there cell phones then they are just out of luck. When students walk to school in the morning its kind of dark, predators are still out, but if they get there phone took the day before and there parent has not picked it up there out of luck again. The last important reason for having a cell phone is for entertainment when at school on a lunch break. Students that are not popular and always alone need entertainment. If they were allowed to have phones in school, then they could also have headphones. I mean they are not distracting anyone so what’s the problem? The school board prevents these actions because; they say that they cause cheating, and other problems.To make this long story short, I just think that cellular devices should be used in school, and that they should understand how important it is to have a phone with you when you are in school.