Just having a cell phone out may not seem like a big deal, but the teachers need their students to focus during school hours.

In case the school were to receive a bomb threat, all students would need to turn off their phones since their cell could set off a signal that could trigger a bomb.

“It’s better to take caution than to just reply to a friend’s text” Higa said.

The school also monitors what the students search on the Web if they were to use the school’s computers. It’s so that they can see that the students are doing what they’re supposed too. The staff do not want students on anything not school related, Micaela Harris agrees with this policy.

“It’s good the school monitors what we search, because you don’t want them going on Facebook or inappropriate websites,” Harris said.

The only time a student would need to have their cell phone out is in emergency, or if the teacher has instructed the students to take out their phones for some use in the lesson. Many teachers also do however give the students opportunities to use their smart phones in class, for educational purposes of course.

Many students disagree with the school’s restriction on the cell phone policy, like Charlie Pierce.

“I don’t like how we can’t have our phones out, the teachers should be able to trust us,” Pierce said.

Students don’t always follow these regulations. That is why some staff members confiscate a student’s phone immediately after they see that it’s out. However, many teachers do allow their students to use their phones. Whether its using dictionary.com for Language Arts

Initially saying, every school may have different regulations. Several students think its okay to have their phones out in class. Teachers are trying to explain something to the students and that ominous glow coming from that bright little screen is obvious. Having their phone out is distracting to other students, which can throw them off focus.

“I know a lot of people who text in class, and at times it can be distracting,” Higa said.

Maybe it’s a little unfair that students can’t just whip off their phone and text their friends where to meet up after school but these cell phone restrictions were given for a reason, and as much as the students may not like them, they were given for a reason.

Story by HAVEN LAMBRITE