text: Students should have a cell phone just in case of emergencies. For example, let's say that a student's mother got into a car accident and needed to be taken to the hospital. The student would have to be picked up from school from his or her father. But, they didn't know that because they didn't have a cell phone. What would they do? Simply I think the office would tell them the news of what just happened. But, what if they didn't have phones in the office? Then the student would have to have a cell phone with them at all times.