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     The use of cell phones prohibited in Schools, increases student’s addiction or reduces student’s addiction in the United States?

In this article you will get a clearer understanding about the following points:


 * Cell phones addiction
 * Cell phones banned in High School increases student’s addiction, or reduces student’s addiction

Lets begin with looking into what cell phone addiction is.

Cell phones addiction

According to psychguides.com, cell phones addiction is a behavioral addiction that leads to severe impairment or distress in one’s life.

A survey conducted by Pew Research Center, shows that 54% of teens spend lot of time on a smartphone. In this survey teens found to be addicted to the phone from the following activities: checking messages and notifications. It is also true that we swiped and clicked our phone screen 2,617 times each day on average.

with those scaring facts related to the addiction of cell phones, can banding the use of cell phones in high Schools really be a solution to reducing students addiction to cell phones?

well lets look into facts relating to schools that have banned the use of cell phones in the U.S, from that point we will be able to decide if the rule has made any difference.

Cell phones banned in schools

Looking into a listen of schools that have prohibited the use of cell phones, I will begin with the Bethel Middle School, located in Waynesville, North Carolina. Administrator banned cell phones because they believed that it was preventing students from learning and it was the cause for distractions. secondly is the Portage High School. Administrators believed cell phones was a distraction. According to the school administration, the policy of prohibiting cell phones last academic year was a success to the performance of their students. Thirdly is the Monte Del Sol Charter School in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The school had ban the use of cell phones since 2016. Parents, teachers, and students says the policy that prohibited the use of cell phones in school, helped improved students attention in class and socialize with friends during lunchtime. The Utah’s House Education Committee also follow the steps by introducing a bill that would limit the use of cell phones in classroom.

Amazingly this issue about cell phones be banned in schools is not just involved with the U.S alone, other countries around the globe are involved with the same issue. The French Parliament enacted legislation that banned students up to age 15 from taking devices to school.

while these administrators believes that banning the use of cell phones in schools is a good idea, and the policy has made a positive impact on the grades and social behaviors of their students however, there are other schools administrators that oppose the policy.

The Mason high school is one of the schools that allowed students to use their cell phones in classroom. The reason was so students can be able to do their school work.

Although the use of cell phones can have negative effects on the performance of students, however it has a huge benefit.

Here are some essential facts that students can utilize and benefit from the use of cell phones in school.

Benefits


 * Cell Phone helps students collaborate with each other and connect with friends across the globe.
 * It provides high-tech alternatives to boring classroom lectures, letting kids take part in interactive assignments like classroom polls.
 * It can be used as notepad and also alarm for setting study reminders.
 * It can be used as recording device to allow students record impressions during field trips and create audio podcasts and blog post.
 * It can also be used in a situation of school shooting and terrorist attack. example, the 9/11 most people used their phones to contact family members and friends.

with the huge benefit that cell phones provides for students, I suggest that cell phones should not be banned from school.

I believe banning the use of cell phones in school will not be a solution, it will only increase students addiction.

In a research conducted by Psychguides.com, an American centers resource says 90% of adults in America own a cell phone.

Accoding to the Pew Research Center, 95% of teens in the United States have access to smart phones and majority of the teens admitted that they are always online even during night time.

It was also proven that individuals with the addiction faced the following problem trying to withdraw:

Withdraw Effects


 * Anger
 * Tension
 * Depression
 * Irritability
 * Restlessness

with those effects related to withdrawing from the use of cell phones in school, it wouldn't be a smart decision to ban cell phones. however i recommend that school districts and administrators put the following system into place that will allow students to use their phones responsibly:

Solutions


 * Every students should put their phones on silent during class time
 * An app should be developed and installed on every student phones that would be capable to monitor every app and website the student log into during class time. This will scared students from login into website and app that is not allow to be open during class time
 * Tough regulation should be in place that will allow students to keep their phones in the backpack in the classroom, and taken out only by the instruction of the teacher.

If school districts and administrators set up these systems and uphold them with perfect regulation, I believe students will adapt them and use their phones responsibly in school. Allowing students take their phones to school will help keep every student safe, inform, and connected to family while they are away from home. Stop banning cell phones from school, it will only increase the addiction!

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