Maine should remove the cell phone ban in schools because completely banning technology takes away tools that can make students more successful. Phones, MacBooks, headphones, and smartwatches can help students research information, stay organized, complete assignments, and access learning resources. Students should also be allowed to use these devices during lunch and free periods because those are times when they are not actively learning in class. They could use their phones to check in with family, listen to music with headphones, catch up on messages, or simply relax. Rather than treating technology as a distraction, schools should teach students how to use it responsibly by creating clear rules about when and how devices can be used. Students will eventually enter a world where technology is everywhere, so schools should prepare them to use it responsibly instead of simply taking it away. A balanced policy would protect learning while still giving students freedom and access to technology when it is appropriate.
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High schools should not ban phones completely. Phones can be important for safety if there is an emergency, and they can also be useful for schoolwork. Students should be allowed to use them during lunch or study hall for things like research or checking assignments. Instead of banning phones, schools should teach students how to use them responsibly and have rules for when they can be used.
I don’t care about not using it during classes, I just need to be able to contact my parents to coordinate plans during the day.
It feels even more like a prison than it already should be. I would like to be given the access and freedom to responsibly use my device.
Self control of the use of the devices is something everyone needs to learn to do in today’s world. Taking them away is not the resolve of this issue, teaching the children to utilize them in the correct way and time is what should be focused upon
Students should be able to have times in the school day where they can be on there phones. (e.x. lunch).
Schools are no where near safe enough to not allow phones. Just because some old heads in office didn’t have phones back in their day doesn’t mean we can have them.
i think we should be able to use are phone in school are free breaks
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Maine should remove the cell phone ban in schools because completely banning technology takes away tools that can make students more successful. Phones, MacBooks, headphones, and smartwatches can help students research information, stay organized, complete assignments, and access learning resources. Students should also be allowed to use these devices during lunch and free periods because those are times when they are not actively learning in class. They could use their phones to check in with family, listen to music with headphones, catch up on messages, or simply relax. Rather than treating technology as a distraction, schools should teach students how to use it responsibly by creating clear rules about when and how devices can be used. Students will eventually enter a world where technology is everywhere, so schools should prepare them to use it responsibly instead of simply taking it away. A balanced policy would protect learning while still giving students freedom and access to technology when it is appropriate.
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I believe that as a student athlete, and a girl with sometimes unexpected hygiene emergencies, it is very important to me that my privacy is respected and i do not have to contact home through the main office for everything
High schools should not ban phones completely. Phones can be important for safety if there is an emergency, and they can also be useful for schoolwork. Students should be allowed to use them during lunch or study hall for things like research or checking assignments. Instead of banning phones, schools should teach students how to use them responsibly and have rules for when they can be used.
I don’t care about not using it during classes, I just need to be able to contact my parents to coordinate plans during the day.
It feels even more like a prison than it already should be. I would like to be given the access and freedom to responsibly use my device.
Self control of the use of the devices is something everyone needs to learn to do in today’s world. Taking them away is not the resolve of this issue, teaching the children to utilize them in the correct way and time is what should be focused upon
Students should be able to have times in the school day where they can be on there phones. (e.x. lunch).
Schools are no where near safe enough to not allow phones. Just because some old heads in office didn’t have phones back in their day doesn’t mean we can have them.
i think we should be able to use are phone in school are free breaks
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I believe that as a student athlete, and a girl with sometimes unexpected hygiene emergencies, it is very important to me that my privacy is respected and i do not have to contact home through the main office for everything