Last place I taught didn't even allow high schoolers to have cell phones. We didn't actively look for them, but if one went off in class, or we caught them using the cell phone, we took it away and mom or dad had to come down and pay 15$ to get it back. Ticked off alot of parents, but you're right, there are phones all over the schools.
susie
At least in our school they have to keep them off. I guess it's something. My twins are two of the three boys out of fourty-two in the eighth grade without phones. No video games, either. Man, we are SO MEAN.
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