Explain Why Students Should Not Be Allowed To Use Cell Phones In School

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Students shouldn’t be allowed to use their cell phones / electronic devices during school because students would use it for non educational purposes, it would hurt themselves / other students, and they are too attached to their phones. The number of students that have cell phones nowadays is phenomenal.
Students shouldn’t be allowed to use their cellphones during school because they would use it for non educational purposes. Students are always tempted to be on their phones. For example, texting, students live by communicating by texting. Every chance they get, they will send a “quick” text. Another thing they would do is play games during class. They may find their current class boring, so to entertain themselves, they play a game. This means

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