The Importance Of Banning Cell Phones In Schools

Cell phone usage in the United States has grown dramatically from 1.2 million in 1987 to 145 million in 2015. Teenagers between the age of 13 and 17 own or have access to a cell phone or other device, (Source 1) Most teenagers use their phones repeatedly throughout the school day, causing many schools to change their cell phone usage policy. Schools have been trying to find the common ground of this issue for many years. Being that there are many benefits with having cellphones in school, such as they can be used as a learning tool, Northwestern Middle School definitely should not ban cell phones
To begin, cell phones are an essential learning tool. For instance, students owning a cell phone allows them to conduct school research on the internet, …show more content…
For instance, schools can save money by having students use their personal cell phones instead of the school buying hundreds of computers for the students to use, (Source 4). For example, the students can use their personal mobile device as a research a tool. This can cause schools to have an influx of money for other school related activities. Such as field trips and sports. In this case, schools could use cell phones to their advantage, instead of having to install storage units/special lockers to put cell phones in. To continue, schools would have to spend thousands of dollars on lockers when they could put that money towards a better and safer school environment, (Source 3). If the school focuses on banning cell phones they would lose more money than if they were to implant cell phones into their daily curriculum and use the money for something more important. Lastly, schools could save money by using teens cell phones as a way to access textbooks or other ebooks,(source 3). Instead of buying hard copies that students have to carry around all day and take care of. Students would save money just in case they were to lose a textbook and have to pay the school for a new one. To summarize, Banning cellphones can pose a financial threat to schools and …show more content…
Cell phones can be used as an essential learning tool in the classroom. School can save lots of money by using these cell phones for educational purposes. Lastly, students can use their cell phones as great communication tool. Cell phones have become a new social and cultural norm. Instead of trying to get rid of cell phones, even though you know there is never a way to completely get rid of them, schools can use them for good. The wish we