Cell Phones In School. Should The Ban Be Lifted?

I think for today's post, being that it is nearing that time of the year once more, I shall touch on a subject that could become a hot button topic of debate.

Cell phone usage in schools by students.

Our city school system is thinking of lifting the ban on students from carrying cell phones on their person, while on the school's grounds.

Read about LIFTING BAN ON CELLS here.

Personally, I think that the ban SHOULD be lifted. Superintendent, Dr. McKendrick is correct, as is Heritage High's Principal. There are too many students in today's world that carry cell phones. And it can be quite time consuming to pull each offender in to the Principal's office and confiscate the phones. They average 15 to 20 per day!

Time could be much more well-spent on other areas of running the schools. Like on bullying, creating a positive learning environment, and ensuring everyone's safety. As well as ensuring that the students are getting everything that they can from their classes.

Personally, I have no problems with High School, or even Middle (Junior) High School students carrying cell phones on their person. As long as the usage is before school starts, during lunch break, and after school's last bell rings.

If the student is caught using the phone (via texting or talking) while switching classes, during class, or any other time not deemed appropriate (say during a field trip), then confiscate the item until after school for the remainder of that day.

Then, if a secondary offense occurs with the phone, then confiscate to the parent. If a third offense with the phone happens, then I feel that the school has a right to confiscate and keep the phone until the end of the school year.

We live in a high-tech age more so now than ever before. Our children are using things that were mere dreams when our parents, and even we were growing up in our generation.

Computers for the home didn't even come out until the 1980's. Then, came the message recorder for phones, cordless phones, CD Players, and then, in the early to mid 1990's, finally came the first cell phone. And that has gotten smaller, sleeker, and more 'hide-able' since it's inception in to our world of communication options.

So, with that said, what are YOUR thoughts about kids in High School (or even Middle School) carrying Cell Phones in their backpacks, along with their books and pencils? Yay or nay? Why so?

Friday Fluff

Hello readers! I hope that you are having a great kick start to your Friday morning, and to your weekend.

My great start has ran out of gas apparently. Starting this morning of all the days. Monday, all the way through until Thursday, it has been the parent's dream of getting three kids and a husband off to school and work (respectively in that order).

Damn! Of all the days for the ride to end. It had to be this one. And to top it off? I'll give you three guess, and the first two won't count.

What?!?! What do you mean your brain is too combobulated to guess?! It's not even Friday night yet. So don't be hitting up the "Gin n' Juice" quite yet my friends.

Okay...I will tell you. No guessing games today.

My stupid cell phone is missing. Again. I swear! It gets lost more times a week than the times per week I get any loving. Sad. If I had a quarter (inflation, people!) for every time I have had to ask the little people in my house "where is Mama's phone at, and who had it last" (usually Bryce), I would be so rich, I could afford to buy the Verizon guy and pay him to follow me around asking "is your phone still with you?".

So ladies and gentlemen, here is to a better ending to my Friday, and a better start to my weekend... And I hope your's will turn out to be pretty spiffy as well.