text: I strongly agree that the students shouldn't be using their cell phones during the school day because a teacher could be talking when they are using their phone, which would be distracting to some of the other students that are paying attention. Also the students would get bad grades because they pay more attention to the cell phones than there teacher. The students should get to use phones but only if there is a designated time, emergency, or if during a lunch period. However many students that don't have a cell phone could or would be distracted by those who do and wouldn't pay attention to their teachers, work, and class.