text: I believe that the idea of banning cell phones in school at all is absurd. What if the students need to call their parents or a friend for a ride home or to an event after school? They would be forced to use a phone provided by the office, which would undoubtedly have a long line leading to it. Based on the amount of people I see that use their cell phones to contact home, it may take a good fifteen to thirty minutes for all students to use the one or two phones that may be provided. Personally, I don't think I'd make it without my cell phone, with all of the events going on that I forget to tell my dad about, or that I wasn't even aware of (such as when I had to go to UIL or tennis practice, but I was unaware of it)