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Originally posted by plawrence:
[QUOTE]... that doesn't mean that all students should be prohibited from carrying non-school related books with them to read on their own time, does it?
Not at all.

However, 'non-school related books' cannot be used to "...cheat, take inappropriate photos in bathrooms, and organize gang rendezvous..."

They are also not a top stolen item.


This is not The Godfather Part II, where a few bad apples shouldn't spoil the whole bunch. This is real life. And if a ban on cellphones, 'beepers and other communication devices' is warranted (in several US cities, not just NYC), then it's warranted for ALL students, not just the ones that might (and do) abuse them.

Apple

A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.

- THOMAS JEFFERSON