School Phone Policy

By Gia Jarmin

Have you heard of the new phone policies in schools? There is a new policy that is banning phones in school. At least 34 states are following this policy. Not only me, but a lot of others think this is a bad idea.

A current student at Benicia High School named Layla Reed says, “The phone policy is very unfair and we all deserve to be able to use our phone because of emergencies that may happen and students should be able to have easy access to their phones.”

Teachers and parents may not feel the same way because they need to have their students and children pay attention and do their work without a phone distracting them. Marilyn Hudson, a parent of a student that goes to Benicia High School says “ I think the phone policy is a good idea because I want my daughter to pay attention to what her teachers are teaching her.”

There are many cons to this policy but also lots of pros. Here are some pros and cons of banning cellphones in schools.

Cons:

Phones are a big need in case of emergencies

Say your kids’ school was in a lock down and you have no information about it. Your child was in danger but they don’t even have a phone to contact you with. Would you want to contact your kid? Shadina Krous says, “If my kids’ school was in lockdown I would definitely want to contact her, I don’t want anything bad to happen.”

Can be helpful in situations

Phones can be helpful in situations like finding your next class and texting your friends to see where they are at. If they did not have their phone to check things they would be lost.

Pros:

Students pay more attention in classes

A pro of students not being able to use their phone in classes is they can pay more attention. Students will not be able to get distracted by text messages and social media. If they did not pay attention they could do bad in school which is not good for their future.