How do you think District 205 should regulate the use of cell phones for the classrooms?

In our 21st century classrooms, most all middle and senior high-school students carry cell phones, as do many grade-school kids.  With all their extra-curricular activities, after-school sports, etc. kids may need to get in quick contact with their transportation agents.  In this day of school-shootings, we’ve witnessed televised-news reports of attacks underway, with students on their phones, telling what they’ve seen, heard, and where the shooter might be.  Many parents want their kids to have appropriate-access to their phones.  It seems reasonable that high-school students be allowed to keep their phones muted in their bookbags, pockets, purses and lockers.  Reminders to mute cell phones should be posted in classes, and students should be treated respectfully.   Several years ago, my grandson was in grade-school; he said that students had to turn their phones over to their teachers during school-hours; that seems reasonable for grade-school kids, who might not have the control that older students hopefully have.

Trish Forsyth Voss