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Having a cellphone has become a rite of passage for children today, much like a driver's license was for a previous generation Many students have free access to the Internet at home. They can use their phones to text and talk with their friends, play games, take pictures, and enjoy all the other elements of smartphone ownership that are available today.

That kind of access in schools may not be beneficial to the student, the teacher, or the learning process. Technology in the classroom may keep students engaged. It may also create a distraction which makes the learning process more difficult.

There are several pros and cons to think about when considering policies that allow cellphones in schools. Here are the key points to consider.

List of the Pros of Allowing Cellphones in Schools

1. It offers parents and students an extra layer of security.
In the United States, school violence is an ongoing issue that students face as they get older. In an investigation by The Washington Post, U.S. students have endured an average of 10 school shootings per year since the events that unfolded at Columbine. That means almost 200,000 students have been exposed to gun violence in a place that is supposed to be safe.

It's not just high schools either. There were 20 elementary-age children killed at Sandy Hook. A cellphone at school allows children to contact emergency services, speak with their parents, and have an extra layer of security during a lockdown drill.

2. It can be used as a research tool.
Cellphones offer students access to instant research when they need to learn something new. If a student is curious about a specific subject, they can use their phone to learn more about it. Instead of risking embarrassment by asking for clarification about something they don't know, students can look up information on their phone to receive an instant answer without interrupting the rest of the class.

3. It provides access to more information.
Before cellphones and computers, students were at the mercy of their textbooks and their teachers for the knowledge they would obtain. Thanks to this technology, students now have the ability to access numerous resources that supplement what their teachers and textbooks offer. Cellphones provide access to learn a new language, play a new game, or develop skills they would not normally find accessible in the structure of the traditional classroom environment.

4. It offers access to video learning.
Before cellphones, video learning meant a teacher rolling in the television cart, forcing all students to watch it from the vantage point of their desk. With a cellphone, a teacher can have students pull up a specific video to watch on their own. With headphones or earbuds, students can listen to the video without disturbing others. That makes it possible to understand key historical events from a new perspective, without worrying about an unintentional bias from a textbook author.

5. It offers access to learning assistance apps and devices.
Listening to music while engaged in school work can enhance a student's focus. Different types of music create different levels of focus for each student. With their own cellphone, students can listen to their music preference without creating a distraction for everyone else. This also gives students a chance to talk about their musical preferences, create connections with different students, and explore options that may not always be played at home.

6. It creates opportunities for social learning.
Social media can have a negative effect on students. It can create all-day exposure to bullying behavior, create feelings of inadequacy, and even inspire isolation. If social learning is properly focused, however, the presence of a cellphone in the classroom can help students engage with others when they may be uncomfortable with extroverted actions. Digital devices, like a cellphone, can create a feeling of separation that can help some students come out of their shell.

List of the Cons of Allowing Cellphones in Schools

1. It may create health issues for some students.
There are hyperactivity concerns for students who are frequently exposed to the blue light that cellphones produce on their screens. Even when warm tones are used in a "night shift" setting, there may be behavioral concerns with distraction or a lack of focus with the presence of a cellphone in a classroom setting. If students have screen time at school and at home, they may exceed more than 10 hours of time with an electronic device on a daily basis.

2. It gives students access to inappropriate information.
Although President Trump likes to tout the idea of fake news when referencing the media, the Internet is the first source of fake news. Students must be taught how to distinguish between credible sources and non-credible information. With the variety of websites that can be viewed on a mobile device, students may use inappropriate research for their schoolwork. They might use their cellphone to access pornography during the school day. Even if a firewall is in place, students with a cellular connection may be able to get around it to view these types of content.

3. It offers multiple distractions to students.
The modern cellphone does more than send a text or make a call. Apps for games, social interactions, and much more can be downloaded to create multiple layers of distraction. If a student is tempted to use their cellphone for pleasure more than for studying while in school, then their focus may be on developing friendship and social connections rather than maintaining good grades.

4. It creates potential safety concerns.
According to information released by Safewave, 20% of teenagers in the United States who use the Internet regularly say that they've received unwanted sexual solicitation while they've been online. Only 1 out of 4 teens say that they told a parent when such a solicitation occurred. With 75% of kids between the ages of 12-17 having access to a cellphone or mobile device, the issue of online child predators must be taken into consideration when discussing the issue of allowing cellphones in schools.

16% of teens have considered meeting someone they've only talked to online. 8% have met someone they only knew online. Since teens are willing to meet with strangers, parents and teachers must engage with students frequently if cellphones are permitted.

5. It creates concerns with bullying.
Cyberbullying is a major concern for students, especially when cellphones are involved. According to the Cyberbullying Research Center, 33.8% of students reported that they have been cyberbullied at least once in their lives. 22.5% report seeing mean or hurtful comments online in the last 30 days. 20.1% reported seeing rumors about them being posted online. Because a cellphone gives bullies access to someone 24/7, there is no place that can be truly described as safe. For that reason, limiting cellphone access may offer more positives to some students, even if that limits their overall access to information.

6. It provides a disconnect.
Is the quality of an online social connection of the same value as a personal connection? Being on a cellphone for an extended time period can create a disconnect for some students from face-to-face social activities, organized sports, and even family interactions. If cellphones are permitted in the classroom, a similar disconnect could occur with the teacher, the administrative staff, and even the subject matter being learned.

7. It creates issues of socioeconomic privilege.
As of February 2018, the Pew Research Center reports that 5% of Americans do not own a cellphone of any type. 23% of people who do own a cellphone do not have a smartphone in their home. Rural households have the steepest gap in smartphone ownership. Whereas 83% of urban households own a smartphone, only 65% of rural households own one. That means allowing cellphones in schools could create learning gaps not only in low-income households, but in rural households as well.

8. It could encourage cheating.
If answers are only one Google search away, using a cellphone to get around a tough test question becomes a tough temptation to avoid for some students. To avoid this issue, teachers or school districts could require that all cellphones be turned in before a test or have all phones turned off during the test. Students who are prone to cheating would also look for answers in other ways anyway, but the ease of answer access could encourage those who wouldn't normally cheat to think about it.

Should cellphones be allowed in schools? There are several key pros and cons to consider here. Allowing technology in the classroom has provided many schools with learning improvements. It has also created new temptations for students to avoid doing their work. If students are taught how to be online safely and are shown how to choose a good-quality information resource, then it could be a positive experience for many.

Blog Post Author Credentials
Louise Gaille is the author of this post. She received her B.A. in Economics from the University of Washington. In addition to being a seasoned writer, Louise has almost a decade of experience in Banking and Finance. If you have any suggestions on how to make this post better, then go here to contact our team.

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Should Cellphones Be Allowed in Schools? Imagine a school in which cell phones were not allowed on campus. How would the children contact their parents in the case of an emergency? Perhaps more importantly, how would this affect a child's ability to learn, and their access to knowledge? In an ever changing world most schools have adapted to use technology to their advantage. Whether this be strict times when cell phones are allowed, or more generalized rules, the schools today are able to shape these new devices in their favor. This movement, however, is looked at by some to be a terrible decision, and a hazard to children's growth in the school environment. This essay will go over the three main reasons why cell phones should be allowed and encouraged inside of the school building. The first reason why schools should allow cell phones is because parents need easy contact with their children in all situations. The second reason to allow cell phones is because they improve the learning environment and provide a digital knowledge database. The final reason to allow phones in a school setting is because they can give schools financial and educational freedom opportunities that were never possible before. Cell phones are amazing tools, and schools have all the power in the world to utilize them to their full potential. In the ever changing world we live in, communication has been one of the largest and most substantial revolutions faced. When it comes to communication between parents and their children, the invention of the mobile phone has never made it easier for quick contact. Many, if not all parents want to establish and utilize the most efficient communication method with their child at all times. In schools, parents can have need to contact their children in a personal, or fast manner that can not be achieved through the school landlines alone. Cell phones give parents and students the opportunity to connect with ease, and in a non intrusive way. Many concerns are brought to fruition when considering the method of contact between these parents and their children in the school environment. Two of the biggest concerns are how the contact will be established, and whether or not it will be efficient enough for

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Introduction

Cells phones are the major requirement of the students in the present age. Students want to take their cell phones in schools. However, in most of the schools, cell phones are banned and not allowed. Students that bring their cell phones to such schools face the heavy fine and physical punishment also. Such schools administration claim that cell phone can cause disciplinary issues in the educational institute. Further, they also claim that students at the school age do not need cell phones and other electronic devices for their studies. On the other hand, some schools administration only allow the use of cell phone after the class lectures. Such schools are with the opinion that cell phones are compulsory for the security and better learning of the students. While in my opinion cell phones should be allowed in the schools. Cell phones help students improve communication, learning, and citizenship behavior.

Arguments

Mobile phone should be allowed in the school for the case of emergency. Students in the school sometimes go to school and back home personally or through the public transportation. They could face the transportation issue or other problems that put them to face security issues. In such a situation, they need cell phones to contact their parents for help. Without a cell phone, they cannot contact their parents or anybody who can help them in case of emergency. Other than these students also sometimes stay at school even after the school timing is over for their plans and sometimes for group studies. In such a situation, the mobile phone can help them to inform their parents about their plans.

Mobile phone should be allowed in school as it can be used educationally. Through mobile phones, students can take pictures of important notes and points while consulting reference books at the school library. Students can also search difficult words and concepts on the internet to get a clear idea.

According to a research, 58% of students bring cell phones in the banned schools that promote a negative trend in schools. By allowing cell phone we can take control over the promotion of negative attitude. Mobile phone use at the school can teach the children digital responsibility and citizenship. Students learn their moral and social responsibilities while using technology. Educational institutions and teachers teach students about the positive use of cell phones at the early stages of education. Teachers teach them about the rights of the other students and social norms. The cell phone also promotes communication skills of the students that help them in developing positive citizenship behavior.

Cell phones can help the students be more organized. Through the use of cell phone students can develop their plans in calendars. They can set alarms about their timetable towards leisure and study time. Through the use of cell phone students can create organized notes folders. They can read their books in free time with the help of e-books on the cell phone. Thus they can save their time and be more organized.

Cell phone use in the school can help the students save money. Students can download free books and other course-related material free of cost form the internet on their mobile phone that saves the money to purchase reference books form the market. Students can also save pictures of notes, download dictionary and access other study related material free through the use of cell phone that can generate higher expense if the student tries to access through manual methods and personally visiting. According to research 47% students who have cell phones download their books in pdf while only 31% purchase and 35% borrow books.

Cell phone helps communication goes on. If school administration will allow the use of cell phone in the school it will promote the communication. Students will be able to stay in contact with other students in the school. In the big schools, students find it difficult to contact their friends after the lecture is over. Through cell phone, such problems can be solved as a single text can tell them where their friends are. While through the use of cell phone they can stay in contact with their parents that really necessary for both. While chatting with their class fellows also improve their communication skills. Through the cell phone, students can also contact their teachers if they find something difficult and problematic in their studies thus learning can be also improved through the use of the cell phone.

Conclusion

The cell phone is basically a need of today's world. Above mentioned all arguments shows the importance of cell phone for school going students. According to all these, we can say that the benefits of the cell phones are more than the disadvantages. Therefore cell phones should be allowed in the schools. While administration should ban the use of cell phone during the class lecture. The teacher should ask students to put mobile phones at the teacher's table. Thus disciplinary issues can be resolved.

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Just the other day, the education minister of Ontario announced that cellphones will no longer be used in classrooms starting on November 4. This comes after claims that the students hardly pay attention when they have these mobile devices as they're more into social media. In the UK, about 49% of parents also believe their children's schools should ban mobile phones. While their conceptions might make sense somehow, in our post we're going to look at 10 reasons why cell phones should be allowed in school.

Of course, we do know the handsets have become a form of distraction but even before cellphones came, there were other forms of distractions. During our times, for instance, we had class goofs, paper crumpling, mindless daydreaming during the afternoon math class, and others. These forms of distractions did interfere with the concentration of students even though not in all. Those who knew and understood what they had gone to get from the school didn't even take notice of these distractions.
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So, with the cell phones, it's even much better because the disturbance to the other mates in the class is less.

While we'll always have a certain percentage against them, allowing cellphones in schools can have a lot of significance than damage. For those students who want the best for their future, there are so many ways to use a smartphone in the classroom for their advantage. Let's look at these attributes and, perhaps, they will twist your arm and help you see the positive side in case you're one of those against.

Now10 Reasons Why Cell Phones Should be Allowed in School

Cellphone Can Be A Great Research Tool

Before the introduction of the internet, students were really struggling when it comes to broadening their knowledge. They would use very many hours in the library with the voluminous books, which of course, was stressful and time-consuming.

With internet-enabled cellphones, though, students have access to instant research whenever they need to learn something new. With stable internet (from Wifi or SIM data), researching on the internet only takes a couple of seconds. And the results you get are from multiple sources. Hence, efficient on both time and the research projects. It was the first reason out of 10 reasons why cell phones should be allowed in school.

The Preparation For Future Careers

If you're a true professional who loves his job, you possibly must be using tools like Google calendar, Slack, and or Asana. These here are just some of the tools which are being used at workplaces for a variety of functions. A platform like Asana, for example, helps in task management by enhancing focus on the daily tasks and projects that grow business.

If cellphones are allowed in schools, your child can get exposure to this kind of tools and platforms. Hence, getting her ready to fulfilling her future career obligations, such as sticking to deadlines and forming strong professional relationships with colleagues and clients (using Slack).

In recent times, the world (largely America) has suffered school violence, with some cases involving gun shootings like that at Columbine. Considering catastrophes like these, parents should be supporting the motion of allowing cellphones in schools. This will help students in making immediate reports in the times of this type of emergencies.
Although it might sound stupid, a cellphone can help your child call you in case he needs something. Let's say she misses the school bus or you're the one who picks her from school... will you always call the teacher's office to check if her class session has ended?

The Gadget Can Be A Great Communication Tool In School

Apart from the time of emergencies, a cell phone can be a great tool for inter-communication in the school. Sometimes it can be hard for the teachers to fully connect with their students physically. With the help of cellphones, nonetheless, students and teachers can develop a smooth discussion board for their prevalent issues or even school projects.

With tools like Remind (previously called Remind101), the teachers can be able to communicate with their students, parents, and administrators, all at once. This will ensure every of the party involved in the school remains on the hook of every important happening, including assignments.

Cellphone Can Be A Good Monitoring Device

As a parent or teacher, you can easily join in too using the new, contemporary technology to monitor your children or students. For the parents, the idea involves keeping track of where your child goes using mobile applications such as ~ Footprints. You can even get a tool like to monitor who your child calls, the number of contacts, and even what they text.

As a teacher, on the other hand, tools like Piazza App can really help you in tracking the performance of your students. You can use the app to assign course works to your students and once they have completed it they submit via the same tool.

Cellphone Can Help Your Child Be More Organized

With the various subjects they take in a day, students end having loads of assignments that they have to finish in a given time frame. Tire, confused, and agitated, the student can even easily forget doing some of these assignments.
With a good, recommended smartphone for students, though, a dedicated learner can use tools like Remind for their own good. The student will know when to submit specific coursework when there will be a test, and the time to expect the teacher. This will help enhance convenience whilst helping your child/ student become organized.

Cellphones Can Enhance The Participation Of Shy Students

No student is born equal to his classmate or friend. So, as the teacher, you ought not to teach all of them in a similar manner. On top of the normal class session, you ought to have a backchannel, like Remind or twitter hashtags, where the shy students can participate at ease. This will help encourage these students who don't speak in class to participate in discussions and deliver what they know.

Creates Great Opportunities For Social Learning

For some time now, social media has been the most to blame for the distraction of students with cell phones in schools. Instead of looking at it negatively, nonetheless, schools can use it (social media) to engage students with others. Then, they get to express themselves in areas they can't in person or to a multitude. This can even help improve their self-awareness and help them in solving issues like social bullying.

Cellphones Are Much Affordable Compared To Laptops

As of now, the current technology in mobile phones is almost like that of a laptop. With a smartphone, students can be able to do their research projects just like they would with a laptop. The phones are even far more convenient as they are much portable and remarkably affordable.

If you visit many classes right now, you'll be surprised to find all the kids has a cell phone of their own or at home. But a significant percentage has even never touched the keyboard of a desktop PC. So, allowing cellphones in school will help to enhance the learning techniques of students and much accessibly.

Cellphone Can Be A Good Learning Stimulator

If you compare them, blogging and studying usually share a few aspects. One that we can relate well is enhancing focus with some cool, ambient music, which of course, can listen from their cell phones. Yeah, it does sound crazy but that's true. Listening to some smooth classics while studying, particularly mathematical calculations, don't just smoothen your mind. It also helps avoid distractions from the others, including class goofs.

Cons of Allowing Cellphones in Schools and Their Solutions

Even after allowing cellphones in school, though, the teachers and parents have to understand there are some downsides that they should expect. It's not something to cause alarm as they are problems they can manage if they control how their children and students use their cellphones. Follow the end of the article to know 10 reasons why cell phones should be allowed in school.

For several years now, a lot of people have been focusing more on these negative aspects, believing that it's interfering with the learning process. 'But the truth is, as we stated earlier, distractions during the school hours have always been there even before the introduction of cellphones and social media.

Anyways, the following are the downsides to expect if the cellphones are allowed in schools. Alongside these issues are ways that you can use to curb them and ensure optimal effectiveness from the handsets.

Although they have truly enhanced social connection, cellphones can stimulate a detachment when the students remain on them for an extended period. The students can get too obsessed with the "virtual" social media connection. And make them start disconnecting from face-to-face social activities, teachers, and administrative staff. They can even be refraining from a subject matter being learned in the classroom.

Solution: teach your students the need for engagement with those around them and not just with the virtual network. You can promote this kind of engagement by planning group works that the learners can discuss to each other to find the answers. As the teacher, you can even encourage the formation of small study groups in which the students can make up their time to discuss class projects.

When it comes to cellphones, cyberbullying can be a major concern for students. From a recent post on Cyberbullying, statistics show that US students tend to receive online harassment now and them. This harassment largely involves mean comments, online rumors, and sexual remarks. Compared with the past allegations when we had no internet, bullying was mainly subjected to the weak and poor. But today, the online community gets to criticize all types of people, including even the wealthy, famous, and those with high social status.

Solution: When it comes to cyberbullying, the best solution to curbing it is by disconnection from the internet. Since we want the students to learn from it, though, you need to teach them of the real truth about it. In the majority of cases, cyberbullying is usually unintentional. Also the comments you might feel criticizing were not meant to be rude or harsh at all. Both the parents and teachers ought to teach their children and students how to be mindful. And considerate to promote a smooth, better online experience.

Can Be A Source Of Multiple Distractions:

Distraction has been the main aspect of concern when it comes to the subject of allowing cellphones in the classrooms. This comes not just with social media interactions but also with other cellphone features like games. Once the student gets to using a cellphone for pleasure more than for learning, it might become hard for him to maintain good grades. The student can lose track of his school assignments and even fail to participate in school discussion projects.

Solution: In the past, the early teachers definitely dealt with the class distractions of their time. So, the current teachers should as well come up with control mechanisms for this digital generation. Creating a "cell phone jail" where you'll have students checking in their handsets when the class is starting can help. You can even threaten the students that you'll call their parents on Facetime when they're caught using cellphones during instructional time.

Youngsters Can Get Access To Inappropriate Information

One good thing with the young generation of today is that the majority are growing up very sharp. If it is cellphones, you'll notice even a four-year-old kid can easily use a platform like YouTube. Which unfortunately can give access to inappropriate information. The child can have access to violent and pornography content during the schooling hours, which then will corrupt his individual personality and judgment.

Solution: To prevent the students from using cellphones wrongly, you can encourage them on using this technology to their advantage. You can set up a trivia competition or perhaps, a research topic that requires the students to use the information from the internet. This way, you'll help keep the students busy with educational projects, limiting the amount of time they would have used scrolling through their Instagram pages/ YouTube.

Cellphones Can Encourage Cheating

Well, with a cellphone that supports internet connection, getting any information from Google is pretty easy and fast. So, getting around a tough test question is a real tough temptation to avoid for some students. Which, definitely, will be promoting dishonesty and diminishing the creativity of the students.

Solution: This one can be controlled with the "cell phone jail" like with the case of distraction during the class time. You can even have the students leave their handsets in the lockers.

Similar to the distractions, though, students who are prone to cheating will always have alternative ways to look for answers. So, in the time of tests, you not only need to control the use of cellphones but also apply other approaches of managing cheating practices. For example, keeping a close watch for those students with a history of cheating. Also, follow these steps best free spy apps to track someone's phone without them knowing.

10 Best Mobile Applications for Students

Now that you know of the 10 reasons why cell phones should be allowed in school. And how to solve the common possible downsides. We're going to briefly look at some of the best mobile applications that can help your school-going children in their learning works. This includes those in college, high school, and even the K-12 curriculum.
Some of these applications include:

StudyBlue: this application helps high school and college students in creating study guides, flashcards, and notes. It works on both Android and iOS devices but can be used on the web as well.

English Dictionary- Offline:

It helps boost the vocabulary of your child using its over 320, 000 words, phrases, and meanings. The mobile can be used offline on Android and iOS devices.

Should The Cellphones Be Allowed Or Banned In Schools?

Umh, which do you personally support? Allow or Ban? We have provided you with all the information you were looking at why cell phones should be allowed in school, alongside useful apps like Edmodo Tutorial. So, we do believe the handsets are of great benefit to the students than harm. I hope that we can make a decision by 10 reasons why cell phones should be allowed in school.

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If you have ever wondered why cellphones should not be allowed in school, you're not alone.

As it turns out, handing your child a smartphone is not-so-smart parenting.

According to the CDC, smartphone use may be to blame for unintentional childhood injuries and misbehavior during mealtimes, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

According to a study carried out in 2010, 64% of students admitted to using their phones during class.

According to research carried out by The Benenson Strategy Group, 35% of teens admit to using cellphones to cheat during tests.

And then there are the psychological and social consequences of taking a cellphone to school that play their part in a child's downfall.

1. Kids are Easily Distracted

Whether they're used by children or adults, cellphones are a distraction.

When a child takes their cellphone to school, they remain constantly distracted because that's the whole idea behind the cellphone's design; to keep you constantly looking at your phone.

What's worse is that even when a cellphone is kept on silent mode, the constant expectation of a reward that's been formed through habit makes it difficult for kids to keep their hands off their cellphones.

2. Poor Grades

In a study carried out in 2015, researchers found that children do better in schools where cellphones have been banned.

The researchers divided students into two groups; one group was given access to cellphones while the other group wasn't. The researchers found that student scores improved by nearly 6% in the group where the use of cellphones had been banned.

It was also found that allowing cellphones in schools negatively affects students who already have low grades.

3. Cyberbullying

One of the most devastating negative impacts of allowing cellphones in schools is that it provides easy access to cyberbullying, which is one of the biggest issues faced by students in this modern age.

While in the past, students who were victims of bullying could feel safe in their homes, with access to cellphones, it has now become easy to harass, threaten, or spread false rumors, with students having access to that information 24/7.

According to recent reports, 1 in every 3 student reports falling victim to cyberbullying at least once.

Cyberbullying is a serious issue that can only be stopped if schools put strict regulations in place, banning the use of cellphones in schools.

4. Inability to Focus

Apps and web content that are easily accessible via our cellphones have been engineered to be not only user-friendly but also as addictive as possible.

According to research, even the mere presence of a cellphone around a child is enough to significantly reduce their ability to focus. The classroom is a place that's already filled with distractions.

Dividing one's attention between chatty classmates, the constantly pinging cellphone, and the lesson that's being discussed by the teacher makes it even harder for children to stay focused.

5. Complete Homework on Time

What's worse is, for many students, completing their homework gets even more difficult when they are separated from their phones. That's because many children use their cellphones to share homework information.

What this means is that taking away your child's phone could make it harder for them to study their lessons for the day.

However, on the other hand, while some children use their cellphones constructively when it comes to doing their homework, for many other children, the cellphone only becomes a source of distraction, which keeps them from completing their homework on time.

6. Used as a Tool for Escapism

The danger is that the cellphone is being exploited by people who want to meet young students online, making children vulnerable to predators, even in the classroom.

As children spend more and more of their time online, the possibility of meeting strangers increases significantly.

According to Pew Research, 79% of girls who meet new friends online are more likely to interact with them in the real world, which leads to a growing number of dangerous - both physically and mentally.

7. Cheating During Tests

They can just use their cellphones to record their answers and view them or listen to them during a test or exam.

It is also not unheard of for students to text each other answers to questions in an exam.

While there are ways to find out whether or not a student has cheated, it takes more time out of a teacher's already busy schedule, which is just another reason why cellphones should be banned from school.

8. Non-Existent Social Life

Again, it's becoming increasingly noticeable that more and more children are spending their time on their phones instead of going outside.

This has resulted in many children having a non-existent social life, where they prefer spending more time in cyberspace than with their friends in the real world.

The easy access to every kind of information under the sun, from TV shows and sports events to social activities, means that many children no longer feel the need to go out and meet or play with their friends.

9. Lack of Physical Activities

For children, taking part in social activities and sports activities are a critical part of their development.

We all know that the lack of physical activity in school children can result in obesity, diabetes, and even cardiovascular diseases, along with many other health issues.

Rather than having children standing in the corner of the schoolyard with their faces stuck to their cellphones, schools need to have rules and regulations in place that encourage more physical activity.

10. Can Lead to Peer Pressure

Cellphones can very easily lead to peer pressure. The type of cellphone a child uses can be seen as a status symbol.

This forces children to demand increasingly expensive cellphones and access to the latest models as soon as they hit the market in an attempt to be seen in a certain way by their peers.

This constant pressure to compete can result in a lot of stress.

11. Causes Emotional Distress

False information that's spread on social media sites can have a devastating effect on a child's mind.

An increasing number of school children are reporting that false information about them is being shared online by their peers.

The access to inappropriate and questionable material being spread online can have a negative impact on children, making them more reluctant to go to school and face their peers.

It can also result in depression and emotional distress, which could lead to serious consequences for the children and their families further down the road.

12. Could Lead to Suicide Tendencies

Unlike adults, children have a less-developed ability to control their impulses.

What makes this even worse is the easy access to a plethora of information that is readily accessible at the tap of a finger.

Sadly, cyberbullying has resulted in many school children taking their own lives due to peer pressure and bullying.

Keeping that in mind, schools and parents need to come together to take a stand against the use of cellphones in schools to protect their children and promote their physical and psychological well-being in and outside the classroom.

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