Controlling cell phone use in the classroom is a big challenge for teachers, but most American parents do not want schools to forbid children from bringing the devices onto school property. A recent survey by OSS provider ACE*COMM Corp. shows parents mostly are concerned about scheduling and safety issues. Of the 1,000 parents polled:
- 99 percent want to be able to contact their children and have their children contact them via cell phone in an emergency.
- 99 percent want their children to be able to contact them by cell phone if a dangerous situation arises on the way to or from school.
- 84 percent want to be able to contact their children and have their children contact them via cell phone during school hours if there is a schedule change.
- 71 percent of parents say their children need a cell phone at school because school administrators won’t allow them to use the office phone except in case of illness or emergency.
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| ACE*COMM Corp. www.acecomm.com |
