Should we be allowed on our phones?

Should we be allowed on our phones?

Mia Welsh

        Should we be allowed to go on our phones during lunch and break? Currently, we are not allowed to go on our phones at lunch or break; but why? The biggest reason is that the district wants us to be more social after a year of being away from people, which makes sense but having our phones is what keeps us connected whether it is through text or Snapchat. In this day and age, phones are a part of our everyday lives. We use them for almost everything from alarms to watching TV. I agree that we should not be on them all the time and we should socialize, but we can socialize and have our phones at the same time. Here are some students from Mrs. Van Der Voort’s pride class.  They shared reasons they feel phones should be acceptable during lunch and break.

“Phones are for emergencies and to entertain ourselves”

-Devon

“To  watch Youtube and Tik Tok”

– William 

“So we can  go on Canvas on my phone and do homework on your phone”

-Aiden 

“So I can text my friends”

-Lincoln 

“We are  not learning during lunch and break”

-Carsin

“I go on it anyways”

-Jaiden

“It’s break and we’re supposed to relax”

-Justin

“It’s break and it’s one of our only breaks”

-Garrett

Many students say phones are ok because we are still social and it’s not during instruction time.  As long as students follow the rules and guidelines there should be no reason why we can’t have our phones out during the break.  Do you think we should be allowed to go on our phones during lunch and break? Comment it down below!