Cell phones banned in schools and offices ..

well everyone says that rules are rules and which are made for our betterment, I think that the company or the institutions which doesn't allow this, might be having profit from this rule.

Mobile phones and gadgets are not allowed at schools and offices to avoid distraction from studies and work. It hinders our focus while studying in class. For a moment, let us assume that mobiles are allowed at school but a few student are always notorious in class. They don't follow the rules and if the mobile phones, is allowed then the students will take advantage and will not study in class. Teenager are very prone to get distracted easily as they lack the skill of self-control towards the use of mobile phones.

I was also a trainee teacher for a while and I was not allowed to use cell phones and I didn't object it as it was the time, I enjoyed staying away from my mobile phone. 

Cell phones should be banned in schools and it is good as it avoids distraction from studies.

I think banning phones inside the school campus is justified. As was mentioned by Vishakha many students tend to be busy with social networks while the class is going on if the mobile phones are allowed. This can ve an adverse effect on other students too. They will be equally distracted with the commotion.

Even though almost everyone is  using mobile phones, many of us do not follow the etiquette of using a phone. Its very irritating when the class is going on and someone's phone starts ringing loudly.

If however phone has to be banned at school campus, another phone should be always available to deal with emergency cases

In some schools like my own for instance after much debate and deliberation, mobile phones are allowed within the campus but while attending classes, the students will have to either put them on silent or switch then off and leave on a tray kept outside the class . This was because there are quite a few outstation students and their parents want to reach them at their convenience. We had a couple of incidents whe n there were emergencies and the students concerned could not be reached since mobile phones were not allowed inside the campus.

Its not really so hard nor unfair to leave the cell phone outside the classrooms or workplaces. I worked in a BPO company where work of highly sensitive nature was done. Our clients required us to study and pass European Financial Regulatory standards test and the agreement required that no cell phones or data cables, flash drives etc. be allowed from outside or taken from the office outside. Reading news in the last week and month where a large scale racket was uncovered in Mumbai and Ahmedabad where the employees were stealing information of USA residents and using it to rake money in in millions of dollars, I think it is justified. As far as schools are concerned, a readily accesible telep[hone where parents can connect to their child in case of emergency and vice versa should be provided while banning cellphones.

usha manohar wrote:

In some schools like my own for instance after much debate and deliberation, mobile phones are allowed within the campus but while attending classes, the students will have to either put them on silent or switch then off and leave on a tray kept outside the class . This was because there are quite a few outstation students and their parents want to reach them at their convenience. We had a couple of incidents whe n there were emergencies and the students concerned could not be reached since mobile phones were not allowed inside the campus.

How effective is it? I mean do the students follow the rule? And if anyone is found breaking the rule, then what actions are taken?

jabeen wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

In some schools like my own for instance after much debate and deliberation, mobile phones are allowed within the campus but while attending classes, the students will have to either put them on silent or switch then off and leave on a tray kept outside the class . This was because there are quite a few outstation students and their parents want to reach them at their convenience. We had a couple of incidents whe n there were emergencies and the students concerned could not be reached since mobile phones were not allowed inside the campus.

How effective is it? I mean do the students follow the rule? And if anyone is found breaking the rule, then what actions are taken?

Earlier when there was total ban students managed to bring it into class and were caught and punished etc but now after this new measure has been taken  we see no breaking of rules since they know they can use it during the break , outside the class rooms. I would say it is 100% effective. If they are caught they lose attendance for the day and an sms is sent to the parents..

Peoples are misusing facility of mobles. I Notice that when we call  Brhamin for any religious ceromoney than many time he stoped speaking mantra and get busy in listing mobile. I dislike it. Mobile must be banned in school and collages.

According to me schools or offices should allow phones because a person carries phone so that he/she can contact with his /her family.If they schools or offices don't allow to use phones what is the use?

anil wrote:

Peoples are misusing facility of mobles. I Notice that when we call  Brhamin for any religious ceromoney than many time he stoped speaking mantra and get busy in listing mobile. I dislike it. Mobile must be banned in school and collages.

Funny..This is a clear case of abusing of Cell phones. But  I observed, if a Cell phone user knows, its limits and limitations. where to use and where not to use, It could be an effective and useful communication tool.

I support cell phones ban in offices and schools. For emergencies, the landline phones of office and college should be available. The personal cell phones are used for corruption. The corrupt businessmen and officials can contact even during office time on cell phones.  

Gulshan Kumar Ajmani wrote:

I support cell phones ban in offices and schools. For emergencies, the landline phones of office and college should be available. The personal cell phones are used for corruption. The corrupt businessmen and officials can contact even during office time on cell phones.  

That's a very wrong and baseless presumption .

Saurav motiramani wrote:

According to me schools or offices should allow phones because a person carries phone so that he/she can contact with his /her family.If they schools or offices don't allow to use phones what is the use?

Schools are for study and offices are for work, not to spent time in talking. 

anil wrote:

Peoples are misusing facility of mobles. I Notice that when we call  Brhamin for any religious ceromoney than many time he stoped speaking mantra and get busy in listing mobile. I dislike it. Mobile must be banned in school and collages.

That's funny although I have never come across that ..however ,   like everyone else the priests too have a personal life of their own with family  and friends  .

That is exactly happening in most of the cases.

In the college I teach in mobile phones are not banned. But I have never heard a mobile ring during mu lectures. We pass instructions to students on their emails and responses are fast as they all have smartphones. Students also seek clarifications through their smartphones. So overall the experience is good. But it may be banned in schools as the environment is different.

usha manohar wrote:

Gulshan Kumar Ajmani wrote:

I support cell phones ban in offices and schools. For emergencies, the landline phones of office and college should be available. The personal cell phones are used for corruption. The corrupt businessmen and officials can contact even during office time on cell phones.  

That's a very wrong and baseless presumption .This is daily experience. The businessmen and the govt. officials are facilitated by use pf personal cell phones even during office time. Corruption could be curtailed substantially if the businessmen could contact only the official landline phones of concerned offices during working hours only.  

There is no such ban in developed countries and inspire of that their efficiency levels are far higher than ours.Si, if anything we can blame our work atmosphere and the system that makes people mis use rather than use a gadget productively. Unless , people become responsible nothing much can be achieved even with a cell phone ban.

anil wrote:

Saurav motiramani wrote:

According to me schools or offices should allow phones because a person carries phone so that he/she can contact with his /her family.If they schools or offices don't allow to use phones what is the use?

Schools are for study and offices are for work, not to spent time in talking. 

 I agree. Cell phones are meant for communication only when the necessity arises.For Many users Cell phones have become an integral part of their body, always on the cell day in day out.