Cell Phones in Schools

by Stefan Kiesbye

Overview

When parents allow their children and teens to have cell phones, it does lend a sense of security. This sense of security compromises a number of other areas, however. Bullying is just one of the issues raised when cell phones are welcomed at schools. From creating a distraction in the classroom to improving academic performance, these devices polarize educators and administrators. Editor Roman Espejo assembled fourteen hard-hitting essays that will give readers a full understanding on this topic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737761566
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	06/21/2014
Series:	At Issue Series: Teen Issues
Pages:	88
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 Cell Phones Should Be Banned in Schools Ron Kurtus 11

2 Mobile Phones Poison in Schools, but Don't Blame Teachers-Blame Parents! Frances Childs 15

3 Storage Services Accommodate Students Facing Cell Phone Bans Kelly Bare 21

4 Campus Safety Must Be Considered if Cell Phones Are Allowed in Schools: National School Safety and Security Services 27

5 Students Have a Right to Privacy if Their Cell Phones Are Confiscated Student Press Law Center 36

6 A Is for App: Smartphones, Handheld Computers Sparked Revolution Anya Kamenetz 41

7 Smartphones Do Not Benefit Classroom Learning Maclean's 53

8 Teaching Students Cell Phone Responsibility Can Begin Early Liz Kolb 57

9 Children in Elementary School Are Too Young for Cell Phones Marguerite Reardon 62

10 Smartphones: Teaching Tool or Brain Candy? Mark Frydenberg Wendy Ceccucci Patricia Sendall 69

Organizations to Contact 74

Bibliography 78

Index 82