One solution for cell phones in schools
While school district struggle with coming up with a balance of cell phone use in schools, here is one solution that may work. Require all cell phones to be on a lanyard at all times when on a student. This removes the secrecy of the cell phone while making it a lot easier for teachers to monitor inappropriate cell phone use. The cell phone must always stay on the lanyard, even when in use. The length of the lanyard would need to be decided, but this would crack down on text messaging under the desk or trying to hide the cell phone from the teacher while texting.
Ninety-five percent of incoming college freshman have cell phones, and we as educators, should use these as tools in the classroom. Having a policy that supports cell phone use is one step in that direction. Text messaging is very underused in education. From what I’ve seen, most people over the age of 25 don’t understand how short text messages can be relevant. 
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