The document discusses cell phone policies at Clarkstown North High School. It summarizes that while cell phones are banned during school hours, the school day is defined as only including formal class time. Therefore, according to school board regulations, students should be allowed to use cell phones after the last class of the day without permission, as long as it does not disrupt other students. The document argues this policy would help ensure student safety by allowing them to contact parents for rides home after school activities.
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The document discusses cell phone policies at Clarkstown North High School. It summarizes that while cell phones are banned during school hours, the school day is defined as only including formal class time. Therefore, according to school board regulations, students should be allowed to use cell phones after the last class of the day without permission, as long as it does not disrupt other students. The document argues this policy would help ensure student safety by allowing them to contact parents for rides home after school activities.
The document discusses cell phone policies at Clarkstown North High School. It summarizes that while cell phones are banned during school hours, the school day is defined as only including formal class time. Therefore, according to school board regulations, students should be allowed to use cell phones after the last class of the day without permission, as long as it does not disrupt other students. The document argues this policy would help ensure student safety by allowing them to contact parents for rides home after school activities.
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The document discusses cell phone policies at Clarkstown North High School. It summarizes that while cell phones are banned during school hours, the school day is defined as only including formal class time. Therefore, according to school board regulations, students should be allowed to use cell phones after the last class of the day without permission, as long as it does not disrupt other students. The document argues this policy would help ensure student safety by allowing them to contact parents for rides home after school activities.
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Byran Dai Editorial/News (Its more like editorial news} The Cellular Loophole (Or, Dont Touch My Cell
Phone) Where are you Mom? You were supposed to be here twenty minutes ago. Wait, hold on, Im just talking to my mom, she doesnt know what time to pick me up. But I need to tell her where to pick me up! So what if I didnt get permission? Mom, Ill have to call you back. For many North students who stay after for sports practice, extracurricular activities, or extra help, there is no faster way to get into contact with a parent then using a cell phone. However, due to New York States cracking down on invasion of privacy, cell phones are listed among the banned items that cannot be used by students during school. This has created a number of issues among students, with many resorting to calling parents or guardians in areas not frequented by faculty, with some far off campus to make phone calls, often in dangerous areas near Congers Road and Cairnsmur Lane, where traffic is plentiful. The alternate risk, of course, is that if a student makes a call on school grounds, faculty members and staff will inform the student that possessing a cell phone is illegal, and in some instances will take the phone away. Its happened to many people, myself included, and is very bothersome. Therein lies the problem, as students and faculty members alike have misinterpreted the regulations set by the Clarkstown Board of Education. As some people know, Clarkstown South students are allowed to use cell phones without the severe restraints placed on them, as long as they call after the school day is over. Not the case with Clarkstown North, where cell phones are considered an evil beyond evil. According to the Code of Conduct, which can be found within the Clarkstown agendas, students cannot use an activated cell phone or activated beeper during the regular school day. In addition, Regulation 537 clearly states, A regular school day is defined as the time period wherein formal classes are being presented to students to fulfill the requirements set out by the NYS Education Department and the CCSD Board of Education. It also states that During the regular school day, students are not permitted to have a visible or activated cell phone or beeper, once again making a reference to a regular school day. Also, during a meeting of the SAC (Superintendent Advisory Council), the Superintendent of Schools agreed that with the above information, cell phones should be allowed to be used after formal classes are over. With that in mind, it can be determined that a cell phone is not allowed to be used during the day where classes are in session. But what about after school is over, and the two oclock bell rings? Any time between the end bell and the opening bell is considered after the regular school day, and therefore, students are not bound by these stringent regulations, since the day is over. People should be allowed to call parents, guardians, friends, or even pizza if their heart desires. Wait, pizza cannot be called, and therein lies the one important phrase that may limit the people a student may call without permission. Referring back to Page 11 of the Code of Conduct, letter e states that it is not allowed to have in ones possession
any electronic device, such as cell phonescapable of text messagingat or during exams, or at any other time when such can be disruptive. Disruptive is the key word here, and calling pizza can most certainly be considered a disruptive act against the school, since all the commotion over who gets what slice, are you gonna finish that, how do we split the tab will interfere the well-being of other students waiting after as well. But calling parents? The district is responsible for the welfare and safety of the students, and by preventing someone from getting home safely, the district does not live up to its expectations. Therefore, based on the regulations set forth by the Board of Education, a cell phone is allowed to be used after school without the need to ask permission or to be within the presence of a faculty member, with no risk of being taken away, as long as it is done after school and it is not disruptive to the people around you. In the words of one North student, Zeba Jamshed, If South can do it, North should too.
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