Cell Phones

[EricH]

At my college, it's pretty much anywhere anytime, unless you are in class. Some profs will simply make a comment ("musical interlude"), but others...

Two of my profs have had a "rule": If your phone goes off in class, you bring goodies the next time, for the entire class. So far, no one has brought goodies while I was in class.

My high school says "not during class". I can't remember when they are allowed, mainly because I didn't have one.

[Joe G.]

Technically students are not allowed to even bring them to school with them. However, everyone at least carries them turned off, and some teachers don't mind an occasional ring in class.

[JBotAlan]

In my high school, the student handbook says that if any "non-school-related electronic device" is discovered, it is turned into the main office and can be retrieved from the principal.

Now, as far as practice, most teachers don't bother. Some have their own rules--one teacher in particular will confiscate the device and return it at the end of the day; no administration is involved here.

It also depends on the student. I tend to be a "teacher's pet", so I have answered a call in class and the teacher just looked at me funny and let it slide. If it happened all the time, the rules would begin to apply, but making friends with the teachers and establishing yourself as a "good kid" definitely helps.

And I sent more than ten text messages today. I am discreet enough about it that most don't notice.

JBot

[Cory]

Originally Posted by EricH

At my college, it's pretty much anywhere anytime, unless you are in class. Some profs will simply make a comment ("musical interlude"), but others...

Two of my profs have had a "rule": If your phone goes off in class, you bring goodies the next time, for the entire class. So far, no one has brought goodies while I was in class.

My high school says "not during class". I can't remember when they are allowed, mainly because I didn't have one.

One of my physics profs had a rule that if your phone goes off, at the end of the quarter you buy pizza for the entire class.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Cory

One of my physics profs had a rule that if your phone goes off, at the end of the quarter you buy pizza for the entire class.

Mine were freshman English Composition (donuts) and Calc II (cookies), next class. Found out about Calc II when someone's phone went off and they wre warned that the next time it happened...

Most of the syllabi have an "electronics" policy that gives an idea of what is expected. It's impossible to ban all electronics--some classes require a laptop--so most will strongly discourage them. My history prof allowed laptops unless he was showing a movie, in which case he'd call "Screens down."

Then again, I didn't have a cell phone until the middle of the fall semester and now that I have one, I keep it off until I'm done with classes for the day.