I dont know about you, but my cell phone is a very important part of my life.
I have been the owner and proud user of cellphones since the age of 16. I use to take my phone to school and all even though my high school (Cooley high school) didnt allow them.
Most schools in America do not like the ideal of students walking around using cellphones, and i can totally understand where the concern comes in at.
The crazy part is alot of schools look at teenagers who bring cellphones to school as drug dealers.. shame, shame, shame if you ask me.
The school my 14 year old daughter (Jazmine) goes to has a strict policy when it comes to student cell phone usage.
Look at it from my point of view: I brought my daughter a cellphone "Samsung t139 prepaid phone (t-mobile)" for a particular reason, mainly emergency's. This is my daughter right here, isnt she beautiful?I love her to death and for that reason her mom and i want to always beable to contact her and vise verse.. EVEN WHILE SHES AT SCHOOL.
To keep alot of confussion down, i just told her to keep her phone out of sight in her back-pack or purse and if she ever needs to reach me im only a txt or phone call away (emergency purposes only of course).
Last year my daughters high school principal and i had a minor disagreement about new cellphone rules and regulations for students.
Get this, the damn school adopted a zero tolerance policy for students caught with cellphones. As you probably guessed it, my daughter was one of the un-lucky few caught with her phone.
The silly part is she was texting me to let me to she's getting out of school early so i can pick her up. Her principal (Mr. Jackass, im sorry.. i mean Mr. Jackson) suspended her for a week and the next day me and Mr. Jackson had words.
To make a long story short, things are still the same. I still want my daughter to have her samsung t139 prepaid at all times which puts my mind at ease.. some what lol.
Think back to the Columbine high school shootings back in 1999.. wouldnt you want your child to beable to reach you and vise verse?
So what are the pros and cons of this situation?-
There are plenty of people on both sides of this major issue (you already know where i stand).
People on the pro side of this argue that they wanna be able to reach there kids, with ease if a serious situation arises.
I stay busy with work plus i have to deal with my daughter after school activities school as..
* Track..
* Basketball and..
* Theater, shes a busy young lady lol.
Sure, cellphones can cause a distraction. But i feel if you explain whats what with your child everything should flow smoothly.
I remind my daughter almost everyday to make sure she keeps her cell phone on vibrate and out of sight.
I also remind her not to text or make phone calls for the hell of it. I feel this is a topic which will stay heated for years to come.
You know where i stand on this situation.. so where do you stand?
By the way, check out the Samsung t139 prepaid phone (t-mobile) reviews at amazon.com.
Have a wonderful day my friend.
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