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Yes, however they should keep the phones off and out of sight during school hours.
As a teacher they sometimes cause problems but this is usually because students violate the rules.
As a mother I like to be able to get in touch with my children when necessary and in cases of emergencies.
Yes. As long as they have them turned off or put away there shouldn't be a problem. The school board cannot tell parents& kids that they aren't allowed. That is almost like saying wallets aren't allowed nowday.
Being a teacher, I don't mind if students have them in the building as long as they are not in my classroom texting while they should be doing their work. So, no cell phones in my classroom, sure for the building as a whole.
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Yes, in this day and age it is important to allow students to have cell phones in the school setting. As long as the students keep the phones away in their pockets or bags, it would be fine.
There is a risk with allowing the cell phones in the school setting (students cheating, playing games or txt’ing during class).
I know in one of the schools that I visit, the teachers collect the cell phones prior to a test starting. They also make sure that the phone is turned on to vibrate.
In ahmadabad it is not allowed.Because the teacher's says that it isnot good for studies.
Depending on their age. If kids have a locker, they should remain in their locker. If kids have a homeroom, they should remain in their bag in their home room.
No, If Students are allowed to bring mobile phones to school means it will be turned as a trap for there life.
Not at all.
I know it seems reasonable to say they just have to be turned off, but the problem is that this has become unenforceable.
For instance, it's now possible to get ringtones that are inaudible to an adult but audible to teens (I kid you not). So a student could be texting for answers in his/her pocket, calling and receiving with a phone that's out of sight and unknown to the teacher.
This is a double-sided and tricky question.
There is the argument that having a phone with them allows better student-parent communication throughout the day. Which most definitely cuts down on the use of the office phone. Students are better able to arrange to get picked up after school.
On the other side of the argument some students are allowing their phones to become distractions during the school day.
I believe it should be the first argument. Students should be allowed to bring their phones to school, but they should remain out of sight during class time. If a student brings a phone to school they should be responsible enough to leave it in their locker, or bag during the day. The phone should be on silent, or turned off as well. The students should know not to text during class, or use the phone to cheat on an exam, as is happening.
Schools do need to make sure they have developed a concrete ruling on cell phones and that all staff - administration included- follows the same protocol. If students are not allowed to use phones during class time, than why should the teachers be allowed to?
As a parent of a high school student, I want my daughter to have her phone so she can call me when she needs to be picked up. There are times she is at the school past when the office is open. Also, if there is a crisis in her school, I would feel better if she was able to get ahold of me. As a teacher, I know she should not be using the cell phone during a crisis and I would certainly not want her texting or receiving calls during class. It is unbelieveable how many people (not just students) who don't seem to understand that their cell phone has a vibrate function and they don't have to ring during meetings, movies, or dinner.
As a teacher, I feel safer when I have my cell phone with me. I keep it in my pocket on vibrate and do not answer it during class. Those who think that students are entitled to the same privileges as teachers are wrong. Teachers are adults. Adults have privileges that children do not have. I imagine that parents who feel this way wouldn't feel the same way if someone told them that their children should be entitled to all the privileges that they as parents have.
Ideally, students should be able have phones and control their own usage. Unfortunately, the temptation is too much for most students. It's a constant battle to keep the phones out of sight with the ringer turned off. Phones have become major disruptions in most classrooms.
Surprisingly, some of the biggest offenders of cell phone use in school are the kids' parents. You would not believe how many parents insist that their children answer their phones even if they are in the middle of class. My students have actually been punished if they didn't answer phones when their parent called. I have been cursed out by parents when they find out that I wouldn't allow their child to answer the phone during class. Some of these parents are the same ones who are up in arms about poor student behavior and poor student performance in schools. They don't seem to realize that they are a big part of the problem.
I'm sorry to say that I hate the fact that students are allowed to have cell phones at my school. I say that every teacher should have a phone, but students should not be allowed to bring them onto the property.
As far as students who stay after hours, parents should have a prearranged time to pick up their children at school and show up on time to pick them up.
Normally students entering inside school level doesnot require any moblies. If they are entering inside college level it is required depending upon there usage not hurting anybody.
Moreover if mobile persisting the disturbance in class or any studying activity, it absolutely restricted in class and can put a order for not bringing inside the class.
Final point of view avoiding the mobile inside the exam hall is also important. There is motive of reciving the answers outsiders through messages.
College students OK.
High School & Senior School students I guess not.
Because these students follow a norm different from those in college. Their schedules are more routine. Once they enter school campus they should be under the school's authority. If the parents do want to contact their kids, they should through the School Authority. Forget about a direct contact through phones, I don't think any school would allow parents to go directly to their kid's classroom.
Stricter discipline is followed in school. College is always more liberal so college students may take cell phones to college but use it responsibly.
Well, shouldn't we all. Parents when handing over cell phone to their kids must teach them to use it responsibly.
"But Dad/Mom all my friends use them in school?" Now that's another question
NO THEY SHOULD ALLOW THE MOBILE TO SCHOOL BECAUSE IT WILL PUT EFFECT IN THEIR STUDIES.
I am a teacher and administrator in California so I think I can speak with authority on this.
In most states kids are allowed to have the phones on campus. They may not have them turned on during the instructional day, period, over and out! If they do they are confiscated and must be retrieved by a parent a few days later. The problem comes when the phones have camera's and mp3 players. No student in California, with out the written permission of the site principal and the Superintendent of the District can have a camera or take a picture on campus. It is a felony, that includes video footage as well.
I was serving at a school a couple of years ago and a kid video taped, with a phone, a cop being hit by a student. The student was arrested, spent two weeks in Juvenile Hall and was then charged as an adult. He was expelled and forced to graduate in another distric and at a continutation school. The police are also suing his parents as he posted it on the internet. That is some kind of wire crime. The kid will never be able to vote or get a government job.
Now what do I think...I wish they would all self implode as they walked in the building. They do not need them for any reason! I went through 13 years of school and never had a phone, they can too! Both of my daughters got their first phone at 17, they have never had an mp3 player. They had no computers, phones, or video stuff in their rooms. My married daughter with kids thanks me often for setting a good example of behavior for her and her children.
Some schools just buy a small device, like they have at ballparks and stadiums to block the dial tone. It is turned off as the day begins and back on at lunch. The kids are so daft that they do not get what is going on. Employees have sued but all of them have been thrown out of court as it is a school safety issue and the administration can determine on their own discression as to what is safe and what is not...thank the Lord!
Becasue they are a fact of life, and the parents view the phone as a way to side-step their parental responsibilities, I think the best policy is to allow them to use the phone before school, after school at snack and lunch. I have seen that really work. It teaches the kids some responsibility.
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