text: I agree with Policy 1. Most students have cell phones now a days, and use them quite often. If there is an emergency and you need to talk to your parents, you could just use your phone. If you ask your teacher to use your the teacher's class room phone, they may not allow you to use it, thinking its not important. But if you're allowed to use them during lunch periods or other free times, you wouldn't have to wait to tell your parents the emergency.