text: As a result, cell phones are only used during free times, not during school. Communication with friends and family electronically is not appropriate during classes. School is meant for students to learn and get a better education. Although cell phones aren't acceptable during classes, they can give a student in much use in case of an emergency. All in all, cell phones and school are two different things that should not be combined together. It can hurt a students' education such as cheating, as a distraction, and with their grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary. Cell phones should not be allowed in use during classes but only during a students' lunch period and their free times.