Opinion: Rethinking the Cell Phone Policy
May 5, 2022
Have you ever been in school and needed to call someone? At Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School student’s cell phones must be turned off and put in their locker. Some people think that students should be able to use their phones while others feel they shouldn’t. I think cell phones should be allowed in school because they can help in emergencies, they can save the school money, and they can even help students learn more.
One reason why I think cell phones should be allowed in school is that they can help in emergencies. This means that students can call or get a hold of someone if something bad happens. For example, I have a friend that has panic attacks and it helps when she can call her parents. Another example is if someone gets a threat from another student who tells them they are going to fight them after school. In this situation, they could call their parents to pick them up for safety reasons and so they can talk to staff members after school.
Another reason why I think cell phones should be allowed in school is that they could save the school money, especially on technology. Students with phones can use them instead of computers, which means the school wouldn’t have to buy as many computers. According to edtechevidence.org, schools in the United States spend about 26 to 40 billion dollars on educational technology the year before the pandemic. As for virtual learning students with phones can use them for zoom and the office wouldn’t have to hand out a lot of computers like they did before.
The last reason why I think cell phones should be allowed in school is that it can help students learn more. This means that cell phones can help students learn during school. For example, when I listen to music I tend to get more work done because I am more focused. Also, according to study.com, “Music that is soothing and relaxing can help students to beat stress or anxiety while studying. Background music may improve focus on a task by providing motivation and improving mood. During long study sessions, music can aid endurance.” Another way phones could help with learning is by allowing students to keep voice notes instead of having to write them down.
In conclusion, I think cell phones should be allowed in school. This is because they can help in emergencies, they can save schools money, and they can help students learn more.
Jocelyn O • May 6, 2022 at 9:55 am
In my opinion, I feel like students should be able to use their cell phones in class. Cellphones are really helpful sometimes, they can help you with research. They can also help with emergencies. Also, it can help you concentrate by listening to music.
Hilary B. • May 6, 2022 at 9:53 am
In my opinion, I think that schools should allow students to use their phones because as the article says, ” It can save money for the school”, which would be a really good thing for the school and for the teachers.
Zach • May 6, 2022 at 8:45 am
In my opinion, I think that the school should allow phones during school because they can help with emergencies, for example, alerting a parent of medicine they need to take.
adviser • May 6, 2022 at 8:47 am
Why couldn’t the student just use the school phone to call the parent in this type of any emergency?
noelia • May 6, 2022 at 7:53 am
I agree with this because students should be allowed to have phones through out school like during class student should not be allowed to use their phones for obvious reasons but before and after class and during lunch can be a good time for students to use their phones.
Valeria • May 6, 2022 at 8:00 am
I agree that cell phones should be allowed as long as there are rules around when they can be used.
Marco Barrera • May 6, 2022 at 8:58 am
I agree with your opinion because as long as there are rules in place, students should be allowed to use their phones at appropriate times.
camila z • May 6, 2022 at 9:04 am
I agree with this because It’s ok if you can use your phones with some rules.
Jaquelin • May 6, 2022 at 10:02 am
I agree that students should be able to use their phones during school as long as there are rules.
Jocelyn O • May 6, 2022 at 10:04 am
I agree because if they use their phones at lunch it’s like a brain break. I feel like a brain break is good for mental health.
Eddie • May 6, 2022 at 7:48 am
In my opinion, having cell phones around you during school is the best but when people are saying that “they are about to fight” that’s just wrong because when you fight, someone can post it to social media making the person that fought the student or someone will be known that they are a bully. When I was looking at the article, I saw how kids should use their cell phones as a laptop, Samsung has made a phone that has a laptop-based operating system called Samsung Dex.
Melissa Castellanos • May 6, 2022 at 7:42 am
I think that schools should let students use their phones during school because it can help students in many ways.
adviser • May 6, 2022 at 7:43 am
What are some ways?
Melissa • May 6, 2022 at 7:52 am
In my opinion, I think it can help like if there is an emergency or it can help with work or to entertain themselves in their free time.