Students embrace cell phones on campus despite class disruption
Erica Oldani and Heidi Stillwagon of SIUC defend using cell phones for quick contact and cheaper long distance while professors growl at in-class ringtones. JALC and Rend Lake lack formal bans though instructors may prohibit distractions.
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Erica Oldani
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Heidi Stillwagon
SIUC
Stillwagon
John A. Logan College
Rend Lake College
Herb Russell
JALC
Schools limit cell phones while allowing pagers in policy shift
Dave Skocy, principal, defends a no cell phone rule with limited pager exceptions for medical or ill relatives. Schools require purses and bags to be kept in lockers and maintain closed campuses to curb phone use. Carbondale High bans devices. students express mixed opinions amid debates on state laws and safety concerns post Sept. 11.
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Dave Skocy
Skocy
Carbondale High School
Saundra Kirtksey
CCHS
Harland
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
New Jersey
Don Pennilles
Carbondale Community High School
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