cell phones in schools

I DO NOT AGREE THAT CELL PHONES SHOULD BE BANNED IN HIGHSCHOOLS. I BELIEVE THEY ARE A SAFETY FEATURE IN CASE THERE IS AN EMERGENCY. A CELL PHONE IS A TOOL OF MODERN SOCIETY. YES THEY SHOULD BE TURNED OFF DURING CLASS TIME AND PUT ON VIBRATION. RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE WILL DO THIS. GIVE HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS SOME CREDIT. THEY MUST KNOW THAT IF THEY ARE TEXT MESSAGING DURING CLASS TIME THEN THEY ARE NOT FOCUSING OR PAYING ATTENTION TO THE INSTRUCTOR BUT TAKING AWAY THE CELL PHONE WILL NOT SOLVE THAT PROBLEM-VERY LIKELY THOSE SAME STUDENTS WILL BE THE IRRESPONSIBLE ONES UNDER MOST CIRCUMSTANCES.IF THEY ARE UNWILLING TO LISTEN TO THE TEACHER WHEN HE IS PRESENTING INFORMATION THEN THE CONSEQUENCE WILL BE LOWER MARKS FOR THEM OR NO CREDITS-THEY WILL PAY FOR THEIR LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS WAY. I AM AN OLDER MOTHER AND I HAVE A HEALTH CONDITION-I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CALL MY DAUGHTER WHO IS IN HIGHSCHOOL UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND HER CELL PHONE VIBRATING COULD BE A SIGNAL TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME QUICKLY. BUT DEFINITELY THE CELLS PHONES SHOULD NOT BE RINGING AND STUDENTS SHUOLD NOT BE TALKING DURING CLASS TIMES.