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This is where the controversy lies—should cell phones be banned completely or should students be allowed to use them? Where do educators draw the line? Here are some of the issues that cell phone use by students has raised:
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Teachers have been overwhelmingly in favor of cell phone bans, but parents are often equally adamant that their children be allowed to carry cell phones at school. ... Still, schools need guidelines to govern inappropriate cell phone use. Teachers should post school and classroom policies regarding cell phones,
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In the world of school classrooms today, cell phones have become a vital lifeline for our youth. Not only from a social standpoint, but from a safety standpoint. Our teachers can no longer confiscate the cell phones from students. ... Should Cell Phones Be Allowed in School?
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Most parents and guardians with whom Stabroek News spoke said that there should be clear guidelines and children should be educated as to the use of the cellular phones so that they do not abuse the service. They also feel that cell phones should be allowed in schools but not turned on during classes.
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Cell phones are now allowed at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in suburban Chicago and a growing ... Students at Stevenson High School say they've seen some students breaking the new rules — using their phones in school bathrooms, for example. But they say phones that ring in classrooms more often belong to teachers.
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BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. -- As a new school year begins, the debate continues over whether students should be allowed cell phones in the classrooms. Tuesday, August 28, 2007. ... Parents are mixed on whether any school should allow cell phones.
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School safety: Cell phone and pager issues. ... School officials should maintain an adequate number of cell phones on campus for administrators, crisis team members, and other appropriate adults. School and safety officials should seek to provide such equipment as a part of their crisis planning.
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In previous years the policy of having cell phones on campus was that they were not allowed, but this year the policy has changed. Now, students are allowed to carry and use their cell phones (but not in the classroom).
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“Should children be allowed to carry cell phones” seems to be a bit of a distraction. ... If young people carry cell phones (they do), there needs to be a clear school policy around the appropriate time and places of cell phone use. Classrooms should not be one of them unless there is a stuctured lesson for their use.
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Absolutely. We need to increase the things that put demands on a student attention and pull it away from learning. It really helps re-inforce the ADHD thing, too. ... [1 point] 1 year ago by dauguy Reply ... If you want to hear me shriek like a banshee, just pull out a phone in my class. Focus, people. Focus!
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