cellphones, should bloomberg ban the use of cell phone in school? Options

[anheuser]

free free to post here my answer: of course no!


bloomberg is creating sumting stupid. well he's trying to put metal detectors in midle and highschools. he's doing this so it can prevent use from bringing yur cellphones in school well isnt that a wrong thing to do like for example if there wuz an emergency wut would happen and if wanted to call yur parent what would u call them with so ... i just need a minute of yur time and just type in yes or no and u can and maybe type in sum feed bac about wut u think about it.. thxs for all your time all cb users!

[SarahxJoy]

I agree in questioning the intentions of how confiscating iPods and cellphones will keep students safe. Putting up metal detectors will cost the school district(?) money and what happens if a student is placed into a bad situation, and needs to make an emergency call?

I understand how not having cellphones on campus will eliminate the distractions brought up during class when a phone goes off, but that's why the teachers take the cellphones, yes? And at the end of class, the student should be able to retrieve it.

Some of you seem to be annoyed with how other students use their cellphone during inappropriate times during school hours. If you're not the one doing it, then why does it bother you? I mean, yes if a cellphone starts ringing in the middle of class, it's a nuisance, but that's why the teacher confiscates the cellphone. If not, then I'm wondering why don't they?

Another question I have, is why do they only bring up the idea of setting up metal detectors for iPods and cellphones? What happened to the possibilities of weapons bringing brought into school? Is it all such old news now, that Mr. Bloomber seems to have forgotten all about this?

Then about the iPods, I think that the "If we don't see it, we don't take it" rule really fits as a consequence for having an iPod out during class.

[Spirited Away]

I understand how not having cellphones on campus will eliminate the distractions brought up during class when a phone goes off, but that's why the teachers take the cellphones, yes? And at the end of class, the student should be able to retrieve it.

Some of you seem to be annoyed with how other students use their cellphone during inappropriate times during school hours. If you're not the one doing it, then why does it bother you? I mean, yes if a cellphone starts ringing in the middle of class, it's a nuisance, but that's why the teacher confiscates the cellphone. If not, then I'm wondering why don't they?

Day 1: Cell rings, teacher picks it up and give it back at the end of the day.
Day 2: Cell rings, teacher picks it up and give it back at the end of the day.
Day 3: Cell rings, teacher picks it up and give it back at the end of the day.
Day 4: Cell rings, teacher picks it up and give it back at the end of the day.
TEST DAY: Cell rings, teacher picks it up and give it back at the end of the day.

And each time that happens, class is interrupted. If there is no punishment, what is taking away the phone and giving it back going to prove?

[SarahxJoy]

Day 1: Cell rings, teacher picks it up and give it back at the end of the day.
Day 2: Cell rings, teacher picks it up and give it back at the end of the day.
Day 3: Cell rings, teacher picks it up and give it back at the end of the day.
Day 4: Cell rings, teacher picks it up and give it back at the end of the day.
TEST DAY: Cell rings, teacher picks it up and give it back at the end of the day.

And each time that happens, class is interrupted. If there is no punishment, what is taking away the phone and giving it back going to prove?

Well surely if that happens then the punishments should become more severe with each disturbance.