tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post-49673675105229752872008-05-12T00:19:00.000-05:002008-05-12T00:19:00.000-05:00Good points.<BR/><BR/>Cell phones were a major issue at my school, but I'm sure they're not at others. And, you're right, they were an issue b/c there were deeper behavioral and cultural problems in the school.<BR/><BR/>I'd agree that schools should be allowed to implement other policies they think are workable, but I wonder how many principals prefer the central policy. In other words, if the principal doesn't feel there's a workable solution, then when parents complain about the policy they can say "sorry, it's out of my hands" rather than having to explain why they're not allowing kids to bring cell phones into the school.<BR/><BR/>That's not to say that individual teachers and schools aren't circumventing the ban. I routinely locked phones in my closet if students asked me to (rather than confiscating the phone and scolding the student).Corey Bunje Bowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764159604965707919noreply@blogger.com