text: They can have phones in school but off in your locker or pocket. School is meant for learning stuff not talking to your friends or texting to them. You can text them or call them after school. Having a cell phone in school and if your texting it takes time from learning from you, so if you have a big test and the teacher went over the stuff with you guys and you were texting and not paying attention you could get a bad grade on the test. But what is the point kids texting anyway in class when they are not apposed to.