Cell Phones at SJHS

Cellphones are a huge part of our society and that includes school. So how serious is the cell phone threat, and is it even a threat?  Many teachers are for cell phones being allowed in school as an emergency tool, calculator, or even a way of entertainment (if allowed by the teacher).  Here at SJHS there is no standing rule about cellular devices, instead it hinges on how the teachers feel. If a teacher is against cellphones in their classroom, that is their choice.

Out of 15 students, seven own a cellphone and nearly all that percent bring it to school.  Almost all cell phones were gifts from parents, and most kids are extremely careful with their phones due to the fact that they will not be getting a replacement. For that exact reason most kids are on their first phones.  Of the students who do not own cellphones, all of them would like one and all have varying degrees of when their parents will give them one. Taren Stewart, a ninth grader, said he would not get one until he earned his Eagle Scout Award. The majority of the 15 students own an iPhone.

Some teachers are not dead set against them; they just do not want to see them out in class. Cell phones are not strictly banned.  When you incorporate the words school and technology many people think about students texting under their desks or cell phones being taken away.  Cell phones were not really around a few years back, and now you never know what is really going when someone looks down into their lap. So there you have it, information on cellphones at Springville Junior High, and maybe a new look on technology in schools.