Here at LS, staff members have started to see student cell phone usage as a problem and distraction within classrooms. Teachers have begun taking precautions, such as shoe racks for the phones, more commonly known as “phone jails,” to limit usage. Although there is no official talk of a total phone ban, students have become very opinionated on the topic. The majority of students do not want a phone ban. Many see it as an unnecessary precaution that would only be temporary and would not help with phone addiction in the long run. A majority of students aim to receive a college education post high school; there are no phone holders or bans in college. Would a phone ban truly prepare students for their lives after LS? Most students don’t think so. 

Students also worry about how their safety could be affected without cell phones. Junior Kaylan Young is against a phone ban because “in the case of an emergency, students wouldn’t be able to contact their parents.” Although a big emergency at LS is unlikely to happen, students would like to be prepared for such an event. 

Even though cell phones are seen as a negative impact on students, phones also help students daily. Sophomore Molly Patch is against the phone ban and knows that at LS “pretty much everyone has phones; we rely on them.” Molly and many others believe that cell phones do not always impact students negatively. The common belief among students is that people have to learn to not use their phones, but a cell phone ban is not the best solution.