text: If you ban the use of cell phones at school, it cannot stop the students from bringing them. You can stop children from using their phones on paper, but this would not stop them from using them. They could take out and use their phones when teachers are not watching, and use them without being noticed. And when somebody gets caught, they just get angry at the school and have their parents come up to the school to get back the confiscated phone. This will give you no progress, as students would still use their phones in class and just get them taken away. Even if they have the chance of getting caught, they would still text or call somebody if they felt that it was something important. also, students would have to use a school phone to contact a parent if they are sick or forgot something, and not all teachers allow students to use class phones. And if they do, a sick person might use the class phone, allowing the germs to spread, possibly putting other students at harm of disease.