Reply To: Yeshiva Principal Enforcing No-Cell-Phone Policy; Proper Or Not?

I am really confused as to how cellphones are such a “necessity”. What dire emergency can happen during the course of the day when a boy is in yeshiva that he can’t wait until it’s over to listen to any voice mails he might have gotten and respond to them. I understand about the problem with yeshiva phone systems being difficult to navigate; they should consider having an emergency # to just leave a message that can be listened to by someone at regular intervals and then give messages to the boys if necessary. But I feel that a boy’s time is to be spent learning in yeshiva, not looking at anything on his cellphone.