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Banning Cell Phones in Schools Essay

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The usage of cell phones is increasing dramatically in the world today, especially among the student body. The principal’s idea of banning cell phones from the school has to be one of the best ideas yet. Why does a student even need to use a cell phone during school? The usage of cell phones in a school or a business can only lead to disaster. Students could be texting friends the answers on tests, talking on the phone and not paying attention and miss an announcement, or they might talk or text and hurt another individual verbally or physically. Undoubtedly a student does not need a cell phone in school. Students often tell friends the answers on tests, if they have a cell phone in school with just one push of a button they can …show more content…

Students are in school for their education, cell phones will distract them from their education. In addition, students could be talking on the phone and miss an important announcement. A student not paying attention due to a cell phone call may miss an announcement about an activity they participate in being cancelled. They may possibly stay after school for the activity and miss their bus, which causes their parents to have to come pick them up, wasting their car’s gas, and time. A student could also miss an announcement about a class being in a separate room. The student may go tot the original classroom and then have to go to the office to get a pass and inquire where the class is. It will be a distraction to the teacher and the other students if the individual comes into the class behind schedule.

Finally, a student could end up hurting another individual both verbally and physically. When a student is talking or texting another student gossip, the student that is the victim of the gossip will be hurt emotionally. The victim may quit school or commit suicide just because gossip was spread around about him or her. Bullying does go on without the use of a cell phone, but it is so much easier to send a text to everyone in the school to hurt the individual. A student may also hurt another student physically because they may be talking or texting and not paying attention. This student could run into

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