text: Do you think phones should be allowed during free time in school? I think this should be something children should be able to do. If i was the principal of a school I would allow children to bring their phone devices because they might have to communicate with their parents. Some reasons why i would allow students to use their phones during lunch and other free times are they might need to get in contact with there parents if they need something or have an emergency and, it is a way to become a social person. I would only allow students to do this if their phones were turned off at all other times. I would hope students would be responsible to only use phones when allowed.