text: Next, we could call our parents much easier. I have to call my mom all the time and tell her that track practice has been extended another hour, or that she has to come pick me up because play rehearsal is canceled. I don't call her just for my extra-curricular activities, but also to ask her if she could bring in the lunch I forget occasionally. If cell phones were allowed in school, it would just make our whole parent-child communication easier.