Recently, students use cell phones in school. The use of cell phones in school is a big problem among students and teachers. Many students use cell phones except at school and even during school hours. Some schools have adopted appropriate policies on the use of cell phones at school. For example, students should turn off their cell phones and put away their lockers. Additionally, students should be allowed to use cell phones before and after school and in emergencies. Students should not be allowed to use cell phones in school because cell phones distract students, inappropriate use and have a negative influence on students. Cell phones distract students from learning. Some students use cell phones during lessons. Among themselves, students surf the Internet, text someone, play video games, inappropriately use the photo function, and even coordinate drug dealing at school. Cell phones distract students from learning in class. Students who use cell phones in class will not pay attention to what the teacher says to them because they will be too distracted by their cell phones. Furthermore, using cell phones in class is just a waste of students' time. Cell phones also distract other students and everyone in class because they can't concentrate if someone in the same class is using cell phones. If students don't turn off their cell phones and it rings, it will distract everyone in class. Using cell phones in class can impact everyone in class. They may probably fail the class and will not be able to pass it. In addition to cell phone users, other students are unable to concentrate due to cell phone distractions. Even when set to silent mode, cell phones can still cause distractions, as text messaging has become a high-tech method. Studen......middle of paper......splayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&p=OVIC&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010509224Branigan, Cara. “Cellphones have the potential to violate privacy in schools.” Greenhaven Press, 2010: Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing points of view in context. Network. April 29, 2014.http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=OVIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Viewpoints&limiter=&u=scschools&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy = &source =&search_within_results=&p=OVIC&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010365230"Should students be allowed to use cell phones at school?" Edubabbling for the masses. Np, nd Web. May 23, 2014. http://www.edubabbling.com/should-students-be-allowed-to-use-cell-phones-at-school/