Explain Why High School And Middle School Students Should Be Allowed To Have Cell Phones In School

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High school and middle school students should be allowed to have phones because they are mature enough to know when is the appropriate time to have them out and when not to. On the other hand, elementary school kids should not be allowed to have them because they get distracted too easily and would be more worried about their phone than they would be about their class work. Plus they do not need them for looking up information or anything like the way high school and middle school students do so it is not necessary for them to have cell phones at school. Cell phones nowadays are meant for more than just calling and texting. They also include search engines such as google, so you can look up information on whatever you need. This is not something that is necessary for elementary school students. Unlike high school and middle school students, they do not have certain things that they need to look up on the internet. If they ever have the …show more content…

Even if they do not need them in class, many students drive to and from school and need to have access to a phone in case of an emergency. Elementary school students are too young to drive. Emergencies do not really happen at school unless it catches on fire, but the school usually notifies the parents so cell phones are not necessary for the students. Middle schools do not really need them as far as emergencies go because the school will notify the parents. Cell phone can also be big distractions. Elementary school students would spend most of their time playing on their phones instead of doing their work. This would lead to getting their phones taken away and then the school getting phone calls from parents wanting the phone's back. It would be a never ending cycle. On the other hand, middle school and high school students are older and know when they can have their phones out and when not to. They are also more likely to listen because they do not want to have them taken