Why Cell Phones Should Not Be Allowed in School

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Even though cell phones enhance educational learning for students, there are many reasons why cell phone shouldn’t be allowed in school.  Cell phones can be a way to communicate between parents and kids and in case of emergency, kids can call them; however, cell phones can have a negative impact on students. Some students do not know when to use cell phones. They use their cell phones every chance that they have.  They stop paying attention in the class.  In the end, cell phones become a distraction for students and teachers. Cell phones have volume mode that can silent the sound of notification completely and the teachers wouldn’t notice. “94 percent of high school students accessed social media on their phones during class over the past years” (Newswise). According to the research, students used their cell phones every ten minutes. The students could send messages to their friends and others class who might be taking quizzes or tests at the moment. They could ask them answers to their tests question and cheat. As a result of that, students might have good grades, but they do not fully understand what they are learning. We are in an innovative generation where most every teenager owns a cell phone and there are online predators. Some teenagers do not realize that anybody could hack their cell phones and pretend like they are their family members. In the past, there were no sign of missing persons hanging on the wall. The rate of children missing is increasing each year and children are getting kidnapped all the time. “As of December 31, 2013, NCIC contained 84,136 active missing person records” (FBI). The FBI show that kids go missing all the time. Also, cyber bullying increase the rate of suicide.  Teens could not think properly when it comes to posting pictures or update their social media profile status. Teens believed that if they send private message, none would see, but that is not the case. Some people could hacked the computer system and see all the private messages. Some teens do not think about what they are posting on their social network that could harm others. They just want to belong in society and they post inappropriately just to be accepted. Those comment and inappropriate pictures lower self-esteem and harm themselves in unpredictable ways.

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