1. By: Bre’Anna Boykins December 12, 2009

2.  They enable students to keep in contact with families during school hours  Vital in emergencies  Make Students safer in light of recent tragedies

3.  Can be a cheating device  Can be a danger (linked to organized gang activity  Distractions from school work  Disruptive in classroom  Cell Phones and Text Messaging in Schools Contribute to School Rumors and Fear

4. No, cell phones should not be allowed in schools. It is a distraction from the learning environment and can also be used as a device for cheating.

5. Students use text messaging to cheat during test Cell phone texts and images contribute to the circulation of bad rumors Cell phones are also another threat of theft and school violence.

6.  http://www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/cell_p hones.html http://www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/cell_p hones.html  http://www.edutopia.org/should-cell- phones-be-allowed-school http://www.edutopia.org/should-cell- phones-be-allowed-school  www.boston.k12.ma.us/obryant/obob/cellph ones.htm www.boston.k12.ma.us/obryant/obob/cellph ones.htm  http://www.boston.k12.ma.us/obryant/obob /cellphones.htm http://www.boston.k12.ma.us/obryant/obob /cellphones.htm