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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I don't think that anyone is suggesting that cell phones be banned from the school building.[/b]  The issue is whether students should use them during the school day.  The rule (depending on the school and level of the school) is that phones cannot be used during class time.  Other schools allow them to be used at lunch or between change of classes.

Despite all of the rules kids routinely use them all day long.  If you don't believe me check your kid's phone records to see what time he texted, took photos, tweeted, or took photos.[/quote]

Yes, some schools are, apparently. From the linked article: “New York City prohibits students from carrying cell phones in public schools. … As a result … shops near some schools allow students to store their phones [at the shops] for a fee” (quote edited by me for length not content, all salient points of the first paragraph are still there).

This would be a huge problem for me since our family rules are that my kids are required to have their phones either on their person or in a locked locker at the same location they are currently at. Having a cell phone with us is a safety precaution everyone in our family, adults and kids alike, follows wherever possible. Having it on their person is preferable. Except in a major emergency the kids know they are to abide by the cell phone use rules of wherever they are, such as school, driving, or in a movie theater. We monitor that and so far they’re doing fine with following the rules. 
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