A.V. BOARD HAS HANG-UPS ON CELL PHONES USE IS TOO DISRUPTIVE, SAY FRUSTRATED SCHOOL OFFICIALS.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - Cell phones are a modern marvel of communication, but in the hands of teenagers they've also become a new headache for high school officials. Students use cell phones to call and send text messages to friends during class. Some with the latest technology are sending their friends pictures of tests, or photos taken inside gymnasium gymnasium In Germany, a state-maintained secondary school that prepares pupils for higher academic education. This type of nine-year school originated in Strasbourg in 1537. locker Things commonly known as lockers include:
``I don't think they are taking pictures of soccer balls,'' trustee Donita Winn said. The Antelope Valley Union High School District The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley area of California, in northern Los Angeles County. The district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale board will review and discuss the district's cell phone policy at its meeting today. Until this year, cell phones had been illegal on school campuses under a 1980s state law aimed at preventing campus drug deals facilitated by pagers. But state lawmakers last year revoked the ban because cell phones have become commonplace: Parents want to be a phone call away from their children. After the new state law took effect, the high school district allowed the electronic gadgets on campus, but limited their use to before and after school and during lunch time and school activities. The policy, adopted Jan. 15, also states that cell phones must not disrupt the educational process or impede im·pede tr.v. im·ped·ed, im·ped·ing, im·pedes To retard or obstruct the progress of. See Synonyms at hinder1. [Latin imped student learning. ``The board wants to protect the classroom and school from distractions and interruptions,'' said Jane Maxwell, assistant superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. . ``There have been discussions at principals' meetings regarding cell phones and the disruptions that have occurred on campuses.'' ``The state came out and said kids are allowed to have cell phones. That doesn't bother me. I don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. for the amount of disruptions,'' Winn said. Students have called their teachers from inside the classroom, only to hang up when the teacher reaches for the phone. That prompts some instructors to turn their classroom phone ringer off, which could be a problem in an emergency, Winn said. Some parents come to the school office to conduct business, only to call their child while he or she is in class to ask them a question, Winn said. ``Kids are just using them all the time,'' Winn said. ``I've seen kids use them in class. I've heard them go off in class. It's gotten to be extremely disruptive disruptive /dis·rup·tive/ (-tiv) 1. bursting apart; rending. 2. causing confusion or disorder. .'' |
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