Despite the ban students are still texting in class
Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project reports the following:
12% of all students say they can have their cellphones at school at any time.
62% of all students say they can have their cellphones in school, just not in class.
24% of teenagers attend schools that ban all cellphones from school grounds.
• 65% of cellphone-owning teenagers at schools that completely ban phones bring their phones to school every day.
• 58% of cellphone-owning teenagers at schools that ban phones have sent a text message during class.
43% of all teenagers who take their cellphones to school say they text in class at least once a day or more.
• 64% of teenagers with cellphones have texted in class.
• 25% have made or received a call during class time.
• 64% of teenagers with cellphones have texted in class.
• 25% have made or received a call during class time.
Just because cell phones are banned in schools it does not mean students are not using them. We need to embrace student cell phones and teach students how to use them responsibly.
