JCS cell phone policy accepted by most students

(Cartoon courtesy George Wills)

By Tyler Curran and A. Clark, Chronicle staff

Many students at Cleveland High have cell phones but students are not permitted to use them during normal school hours. There are many opinions to the cell phone policy, like "Should cell phones be allowed to be used at certain times," and "Should students be able to use their cell phones at power lunch when they have free time?"

The majority of people interviewed so far have said that they like the cell phone rule and they wouldn’t like it changed. They consider its use a distraction in one way or another. It is a distraction to the teacher and the students they are teaching.

One interviewee thought that the rules need to be revised since "...many people break the rules anyway."

Exchange student Cathrine Trolle-Schultz said, "The rules are fair because a cell phone is a distraction."

The general consensus was that people felt the students should have access to their cell phone for emergency purposes. "It’s a distraction even though they are such a good source of communication for emergencies," was one student's response.

With cell phone usage becoming more common, the school board and county administrators may have to address this issue again.Until then, CHS students appear to support the policy.