“By unanimous consensus, “The Coffee Room” agrees that cellular phones in the hands of the young, are worse than the great plague.”
Who was it that you polled, exactly?
I think that a phone that has absolutely bare-bones ability to just make and receive a limited number of phone calls, is an asset to any student in any school situation. We live in difficult times, and parents and children need to be able to reach each other in an emergency. This is not always possible otherwise. The cell phone, like any other modern technological advance, can be used for good or for shtuss. We don’t refuse to use the good things because they might also be used for less worthy pursuits. Our kids need to be instructed that if they abuse the privilege of having a cell phone, they will lsoe it. Period. Nos econd chances. I ahve never had a problem with my children in this area.