As Schools Lift Bans On Cell Phones In Schools

THE CELL PHONE POLICY The views on cell phone policy are whether or not students should have them in class or if they should not have them, but through research a lot of evidence shows students shouldn't have them in class. The evidence state that cellphones are a distraction, and they encourage non-educational use in schools, and besides students are there to learn not to be on their phones. Some people think students use phones as a learning tool; however, students should not have them in school because they are just a distraction that encourages non-educational use in schools.
The evidence stated in the article “As Schools Lift Bans On Cell Phones, Educators Weigh Pros And Cons” just goes to show you that phones shouldn't be allowed in schools. It states “Allowing these devices will only encourage non-educational use in schools.” So this just proves that phones are encouraging non-educational use so why would you encourage them in schools if they just distract from learning. This insinuates that some students are not mature enough to have their phones at school because they would just be on other things that are not educational. …show more content…
It states “The texting tweeting and snapchatting during class time are an incredible distraction that makes it much more difficult to teach.” stated by miriam morgenstern. This shows that obviously phones distract students if they are on social media in class and it also distracts the teachers when no one is engaged in the lesson plan. There are also many more points in this article for example it also says how students who tend to be more low achieving are more likely to be distracted by