Should Students be Allowed to Have Their Phones in School

I would say yes for safety, but not allowed to be used during school time except for emergencies. Not locked up.

I think the kids should be able to have the cell phone with them. When class starts all the phones go into a box or keeper area. When class ends pick up your phone move to the next class in the same exercise is repeated. Phones are too much of a distraction, teachers will never be able to teach if the kid is constantly on their phone. The average kid has little self control to stay away from such a disturbance. This solves two problems it keeps the distraction out of the hands of the kids and if something happens and they need to reach out to Mom or Dad or the police they are still reachable if need be.

Yes but if they actually use it they get whacked on the hand with the ruler

Could care less.

I say provide students a place so their phone is secure and removed from their possession in the classroom. A table or cubby hole whatever. If it rings, buzzes or goes off during class they loose the privilege for a few days.

Put it on airplane mode. That won't happen.

What big company would be monitoring their employees cell phone and for what’s reason?

Yeah I been on job site where no cellphone allowed or no cellphones with a camera allowed! Government work!

I support students having phones in class. There are teachers who abuse kids and phones are a great deterrent and help with evidence collection. Maybe the indoctrination to a certain political party will slow when recording are made and played.