Cell phones banned in NY City, New Yorkers complain!

A ban on cell phones in New York City schools have caused public outrage. At a City Council meeting yesterday, denizens of the city who have kids, know kids, or used to be kids loudly complained about the ban, saying that they should be allowed in case of emergencies. Also, part of the ban hasto do with people starting fights via, cell phones, but this was countered by Councilwoman Jessica S. Lappin of Manhattan, who said ""When I went to Stuyvesant and none of us had cellphones, and people came from neighboring schools and tried to beat us up anyway."
However, the city council has little power over the matter, and the 1.1 million student school system shall remain phoneless. Scanning for phones has begun in mot New York schools, and since it has begun 3,027 cellphones have been confiscated. Cellphones have been being used for taking explicit locker room photos, cheating on tests, and starting fights throughtext messaging.

Various councilmen have recomended just banning picture phones and phones with text messaging, or for schools to have lockers where students can just store their phones. However, the council is not abandoning its decision and if parents want to contact their children, it will have to be through the school office.


This brings back memories of Pokemon cards, Tamagotchis and crayons (yes, crayons) being banned from schools as distractions.