Cell Phones in School: Bans Aim to End Nuissance
Parents Want Access to Kids During Emergencies
The government thinks, based on medical advice, that cell phones can contribute to bad health and adverse side effects. They cite that this medical advice says the use of cell phones by young children can hamper mental development and even growth. The government here is also calling for a ban on all cell phone sales to anyone under the age of 15.
Government officials also say that cell phone use by young children is an annoyance and a nuisance, which is probably the real bottom line behind these laws, since people in the cell phone industry contend that there are no harmful effects from the usage of cell phones. Reports from the BBC state that India has the fastest growing cell phone market internationally. Children in India often keep in touch with family and friends through cell phones during the notorious traffic jams that often occur in the area. These new laws are sure to cause a new wave of anger and backlash within the local community. When you have a market that is exploding and a nation trying to curb the use of that market, some confrontations are bound to happen.
Closer to home, the government of New YorkcCity has passed a bill that will force change upon the citywide school ban of mobile phones. The largest school system in the nation will now allow children the right to carry cell phones to and from school. The cell phone ban will still somewhat apply inside school, as children cannot operate or in any way use the cell phones while school is in session or inside school buildings. Parents have argued that they want to be able to have onstact with their children while they are at school in case of emergencies which seems to be a valid point among school officials. Parents and other advocates of cell phones in schools hope that this new law will be a pathway into more challenges of this law. This cell phone ban in the schools of New York City has been around for years, but the heat has been turned up recently as random security checks have lead to many cell phones being confiscated. Schools also have a valid point however, seeing that children could potentially use phones to text friends, listen to music or movies, take photographs or possibly cheat. Funny that when I was a kid, writing my friend a letter, having a walkman or a camera was never illegal. Times sure have changed.
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Post a CommentHave we forgotten about Columbine? I think cell phones should be allowed in school as long as no one is using them for making calls or texting during class time. In today's world it is an important tool to get important messages to each other during times when the student can use them. Maybe if teachers were smart enough they could figure out a way to allow them, like... idk, maybe having the student put it on top of their desk so they can see and know they're not using them, but they have them for when they need it, in case of an emergency or when class is over. You think that's an idea?(!) My kids have many after school activities and when weather is bad and their school is a half hour away... I need them to have their phones on them to check it when they can (not during class) and to know if I'm coming to get them or to take the bus, etc. What is wrong with having cell phones in school, it can save time, confusion, trouble and lives! Cell phones today are mandatory!
I know teachers have cell phones why cant students? That makes no sense!
This is a good article, but honestly I don't understand the people who seem to feel that being without a cell phone at any point is a danger. Especially for kids in school. When I was in school (a whole decade ago) parents were fine with the ability to reach their children by contacting the school office in the case of an emergency. In class cell phones are nothing but a distraction, and although I understand your points at the end of the article remember that passing notes during class or trying to listen to a walkman in the middle of class would certainly have been punishable offenses.