Cell phones do not have to be banned from our school system.
Why? Many schools in the province have already put in a system to avoid the use of cell phones during school class times.
The Alberni District Secondary School in Port Alberni has a system that works 100 per cent. All students when entering a classroom must put their cell phones into a lock box at the entrance to the classroom. When the bell rings to end that period, students pick up their phones and head on to their next class.
Upon entering the next classroom, the phones are put into a lock box again.
This procedure is followed throughout the school day.
In summary, all classroom instruction is conducted without any existence of a cell phone during the class.
Plain and simple common sense always prevails.
Joe Sawchuk,
Duncan