banning cellphones

I'm not just saying this because I'm a student but you need to have some kind of communication outside of school with your parent or guardian, either for pick up after school or sports because if you need a ride somewhere after school or you figured out in school that you have a sporting event then you need to contact a parent or guardian somehow, and if you ever need to stay after for extra help one day but you forgot or didn't know until you got in school, you need to contact a parent or guardian. I also think it is okay to text your friends in between classes just to say hey, or maybe if you need something or forgot a book in your locker, and you can tell them to meet you somewhere and they can hand you a book. I read about it in this link i gave you and 100 students got suspended last semester in a school in Connecticut, now tell me that is not strict, i mean it is understandable if they were using it in class but not out of class, and even if they were using it in class then don't suspend them just give them a detention. So in my opinion don't ban cell phones, just ban them in class, by setting some ground rules, kids will hopefully become more responsible by following the rules and by giving them this privilege.