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At the middle school I work at, we have a no tolerance policy for cell phones and ipods. If we see them, we take them and they are turned into your floor office. The first time they are taken, students can pick them up at the end of the day. The second time (and for some brilliant ones) third, fourth, fifth... parents must come in to get the phone or ipod back.
Honestly, at 13 or 14 do you think that they really need to call anyone during school? I don't care if it's lunch or passing period. I've watched girls in particular take out their phones in the hallway, pretend they're at their lockers, then get mad when they're late to class and are written up. I have no problem with students using them if it's an emergency and on more than one occasion I have allowed students to use them to call home and check on situations. And if there were ever an emergency, I know I'd feel better if my kid could call home and let me know s/he's okay. So the moral of the story is: if they're off and in your purse/pocket/backpack, I never find out about them and the student has them in case of emergency. Once they come out, they become a nuisance and will be taken away.
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