text: i think because it gives the students more freedom and i think that is what most kids need these days, not under lock down ALL the time. Kids like to know that they can be trusted, and giving them the freedom to use there phones during school hours is a great why to show that. I understand why they had the rule off not being able to use the phone during class, but at lunch and on there own time i don't see why not. If the students free time is supposed to be studying and he uses his phone, don't make a big deal about it because that is his grade not yours.