text: Cell phone usage in school is a great idea, i think that you should only allow us to use our cell phones in certain areas such as the hallways, bathrooms, lunch, and free periods. Giving us the ability to use our cell phones in school gives us the freedom that we deserve as a teenager, and it is also a good start for us to learn how to do things on our own, and learning the consequences of different things because without the usage of freedom we feel as if we don't have the ability to do anything at all, and by using our phone in class will teach us to ignore the phone and pay more attention to the teacher. And the point of a cell phone is to have the chance to be able to talk to friends and stay in touch with our family members an also if there is an emergency as well. Say if we had a lockdown in our school because there was a robber in the school and our parents didn't know what is going on they would want us to call them or at least text them to tell them that we are okay and we are safe in a room.