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Educators Opposing Cell Phones

Teachers who oppose cell phones believe that students spend too much time texting their
friends and that has an impact their ability to pay attention to the curriculum. According
to Franz Prichard, an adjunct research associate of Clarity Innovations Inc., "Advanced
phone technologies also increasingly challenge the methods of preventing students from
cheating. Instant texts can share answers, camera-equipped phones can provide visuals on
complicated problems and detailed voice messages can be exchanged between successive
periods."
School Bans
Cell phones are considered a class disturbance. The disruptive method of talking to your
friends through texting is a nuisance to educators who oppose cell phones use by
students. Some school schools have created polices that prohibits use of cell phones by
students at school. This, however, does not stop students from continuing to use their
mobile phones to chat, play games and not pay attention during class.
Cell Phones Boosting Illegal Activity
Schools continue to revise their cell phone policies in order to protect both students and
teachers. According to the National School Safety and Security Services, "Some schools
banned pagers and cell phones starting a decade ago because of their connection to drug
and gang activity, as well as due to the disruption to classes." Banning the use of cell
phones helps decrease the risk of drug trafficking and gang-related conversation in
schools.
Student Cell Phones Wreaking Havoc
Students have called in bomb threats to their schools using their cell phones in order to
cause a disruption, spread fear and get out of class. Rumors also spread through cell
phones which causes unneeded chaos among students and faculty. According to Ken
Trump, president of National School Safety and Security Services, "The rumors typically
become greater than the issue, problem or incident itself. Attendance can go down
overnight, and rumors can fly in minutes."