Phones should be allowed in school. If the person is irresponsible with it and doesn't pay attention in class, that's their fault. It's their grade anyway. But they could be a useful tool. With all the new technological advances, the could be used as calculators, communication, research, and lots of other things. It would save paper too.! You could do work online/on your device. It could be called eWork. But students should be allowed to have their cell phones in class. It would make teachers jobs easier and it would make students enjoy school a little bit more.