text: The 2nd policy is not good at all for students because if they absolutely need to use the phones they will not be able to use them for problems and family or friend issues. I like using my cell phone but during school it is off all day so i do not get in trouble, in some cases, no, they should not be used but yes, a little bit of the time i believe they are acceptable. The only problem with you letting us have phones i school is that kids will text in class and use them for reasons they should not be used for during school hours. (texting, calling). The only reason they should be used is for calculators and during free time, music if you have music on it.