What are three good reasons for allowing cell phones in school?

im writting a persuasive essay on why schools SHOULD ALLOW cell phones
here are some reasons i think please give me your ideas
if sports are canceled you need to call parents
things going on at home
here are some reasons i think please give me your ideas
if sports are canceled you need to call parents
things going on at home

Answer by Sunshine
I can’t even think of ONE good reason to allow them.

Answer by LizardLover
1. Family Emergencies, or your own emergencies [text or call]
2. 911 quick access
3. Can take a pick in emergency situation
4. once dismissed can call parents for pick up or for status updates
5. Safety net once out of school
6. Teaches responsibility and consequences

Answer by Ace Valentine
Reason 1 : If Something Happens to you,you need to call immediately your parents.

Reason 2 : If Something Happens to your House or a Family member you need to know.

Reason 3 : If the school ends early and you are in a middle of the road you can contact with your parents.

Reason 4 : It is almost the best way to communicate with everyone and even the Teachers haves a cell phones with them.If a student cannot have one,then neither haves the Teachers.

Answer by Daphne
My Reasons:

If you get on the bus, and it breaks down or something else happens, you have an easy way to call your parents. Same if it never shows up at school. (YES, our bus drivers have a cell phone, but it is extremely hard to get them when the something else happens as people who don’t have their own fight for it. This is the main reason why my parents completely disagree with the cell phone policy, there has been several times where my dad had to track me down and was pretty unhappy about it.)
If a family emergency happens someone can text you to let you know what is going on.
If after school activities are cancelled you can call your parents.

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In New York City, schoolkids are protesting over the right to keep their cell phones, blackberries, etc., in their possession in school, and some parents and teachers agree. Kids believe they need them for emergencies or for organizing themselves. Some people say these electronics are a distraction and don’t belong in school. What do you say: personal electronics inside the school, or not? When you give your answer, tell us if you’re a student, parent, teacher, or something else.

Answer by goldwing110083
Parent….no, I do not think that students need to be ‘connected’ all the time, especially at school. It only takes one person forgetting to turn the thing off in class to disrupt the entire room. Inconsiderate, unneccessary, …

Answer by fawnrin
Yup. I’m a kid in Englnd though, but everyone brings ipods and phones anyway, they say just to switch it off and keep it in your bad. I mean, most of thee time the teachers get called in the lesson. It’s pratical, well ipods aren’t but we aren’t really aloud them, but they kinda miss out that rule to avoid arguements. he he

Answer by sweetcandytoffee
Teacher – mobile phones are a real problem in the classroom as they text each other constantly. They cause lack of concentration for the pupil using it and it distracts others round them.

Many schools in the UK have banned the use of them and have (or are supposed to be) turned off during school time and they can be confiscated temporarily if they break this rule.

They can also be used a media for bullying and kids can get the phones stolen. They really aren’t a necessity for school life.

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