I believe students should be able to use cell phones in North Scott Junior High School. This technology is the future and learning to use it at a young age could help us, because our brains learn better when we are young. These are some of the advantages of carrying a cell phone to school.Emergency Contact
There is no doubt that a cell phone allows for the advantage of being able to contact a person directly during an emergency or otherwise. Knowing that a child has a mobile phone puts the parents at ease because they can call them in case of any change in plans, emergency instructions and the like. Similarly, the students can also be in touch with their parents if the need be.
Security
Not only will the children be in touch with the parents for regular instructions like a pick up point or change in time etc., but more importantly, they can also feed in emergency numbers like 911, hospitals, relatives and others. This will provide a security for both, the child and the parents.
No Inconvenience
In case a child has not been provided with a phone and the parents needs to contact their child immediately, then they would be forced to go through the school office. As a result, precious time could be lost or the phone line at the school office could be jammed. To add to that, the school office has to make arrangements to send someone to the child in question and convey the message or call him to the office to receive the call - a long drawn process.
Academic Help
Probably the most important usage of having a cell phone in school is that it can be used as a tool to aid academics. A cell phone comes with several cell phone accessories like calculators, cameras and the Internet etc. These applications can be made use of for furthering academics. Like if a student needs to leave for the next class and does not have the time to jot down the notes on the board, then he can just photograph the board and have access to the information. Or he can use the calendar application on the cell and jot down the date of the upcoming tests. It's not only the students who are aided due to cell phones, but it benefits the teachers just as equally. There are several websites which can be used for academics. If the teachers accommodate the same in their lessons, it could prove to be an advantage for both.
It has also been seen that students who are allowed access to their phones, understand concepts much more thoroughly and easily and therefore learn better
