Allow electronics in schools

Cellphones, iPods and MP3 players are just a few of the items banned during the school day in every school in District 81. There is no consideration for the student longing to put a headphone in his/her ear to drone out the surrounding chatter while completing an assignment. Nor is there an opportunity for the student to call/text their parents letting them know about their baseball practice cancellation, even though it may be during passing period or lunch.

No matter what the circumstance, these items aren’t allowed. Electronics should be allowed in school because they are beneficial for the development of communication and it would deter students from sneaking banned things into class, disrupting their class time and turning honest students into false-hearted delinquents.

Some claim iPods and cellphones are major distractions to a student’s learning; however, they haven’t revealed the true issue is the act of sneaking the electronics into school. If students had the freedom to bring their electronics as they wished, they would no longer have the urge to defy the rules.

Schools should permit electronics because allowing students to make their own decisions on this matter would have a tremendous impact on their independence.

Faith Gould

Spokane