Buying Our Way Out Of Trouble? No Says I.

Written by Niko Graham, Graphic/Layout Editor

If you fall into the category of teens who would be grounded for life if they got their cell phone taken up in school, listen up.  This year at Dobyns-Bennett, we have the ability--no--the privilege of purchasing our phones back from our principals at a price of 20 dollars.  While some self-titled “philosophers” would argue that money cannot buy happiness, I beg to differ.  Personally, I think that the concept of purchasing our phones back, rather than spending five whole school days without it, is a wonderful idea.    In our current state of technology, most families are doing away with their old house phones and relying primarily on their cell phones for communication.  By taking a student’s phone from them, we are taking away their only form of communication in the event of an emergency.  What if your child (or future child) was in a near-fatal car accident and had no means of calling for help because their phone was sitting in an administrator’s desk?  Death, ladies and gentlemen, is not a punishment we should wish on any student for texting in class.      Although the new cell phone policy is very clearly a wonderful addition to our ever-growing student handbook, some people are perturbed over this new change.  Jack McCarthy (Senior at DB) says that the new policy is “Scammin’ little kids.”  Jack’s motivation behind these harsh words is the financial crisis that many families are suffering from.  Other nay-sayers wonder where the money will go. Will it go straight into or administrator’s pockets, or will it go towards our school’s enhancement and beautification?  Quite frankly, I believe this is irrelevant information.  We have a privilege.  Now it is our job to take advantage of it.

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