There are many crucial issues facing students at Thornwood. One of theseissues concerns the cell phone policy for students. Students should be ableto carry cell phones during school. With students carrying cell phones, theywill have them for emergencies, personal reasons, and last minute schoolschedule changes.
First, cell phones should be allowed in school in case of emergencies.Teenagers are getting more independent as they get older, and often the onlyway that their parents can be immediately assured of their whereabouts andsafety is by calling us. Some emergenices would include fires, shottings,and tornadoes. If there was a fire the students could call the fire departmentif the teacher wasn't able to reach the phone. The horrors of Sept. 11 and theColumbine school massacre should show us that we are highly exposed todanger, even during the school day. The only.....There are many crucial issues facing students at Thornwood. One of theseissues concerns the cell phone policy for students. Students should be ableto carry cell phones during school. With students carrying cell phones, theywill have them for emergencies, personal reasons, and last minute schoolschedule changes.
First, cell phones should be allowed in school in case of emergencies.Teenagers are getting more independent as they get older, and often the onlyway that their parents can be immediately assured of their whereabouts andsafety is by calling us. Some emergenices would include fires, shottings,and tornadoes. If there was a fire the students could call the fire departmentif the teacher wasn't able to reach the phone. The horrors of Sept. 11 and theColumbine school massacre should show us that we are highly exposed todanger, even during the school day. The only.....There are many crucial issues facing students at Thornwood. One of theseissues concerns the cell phone policy for students. Students should be ableto carry cell phones during school. With students carrying cell phones, theywill...