Cell Phones Banned In Classrooms By CMS

Student Cell Phones Banned In North Carolina's Largest School District

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At the risk of sounding like the old man in Birkenstocks, sitting on his porch yelling at kids to get off his lawn, I just cannot imagine my mother EVER arguing that I needed to have my cell phone out in class. Now, to be fair, when I was in school, desk top computer labs were state-of-the-art. So, the kind of tech we have today might as well have been aliens landing on the back porch. Stil though, anything that is going to distract from classroom instruction is not a good thing.

Apparently, CMS (Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools) agrees. North Carolina's largest school district has already had a code of conduct policy on the books regarding cell phones being used in classrooms, but this year, it will be enforced. The crackdown decision comes after multiple incidents last year of fights occurring. Then, the fisticuffs were subsequently posted to social media.

CMS Superintendent Crystal Hill tells WSOC-TV, “Principals have the opportunity to provide flexibility for students to use them during lunch, class change, whenever, but during the instructional day, cellphones should not be used, and that is something that we’re pushing forward.”

The policy states that for a first offense, a student's phone is to be confiscated and locked up in the office. That all sounds well and good until you hear this. CMS has 184 schools and 142,000 students. That's roughly 7 times the size of the hometown my wife grew up in. Depending on cell phone usage and policy enforcement, it's conceivable that CMS might need to build extra facilities and hire extra personnel just to handle this.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools' Code of Conduct also states that students caught gaming on personal devices, or their Chromebooks will receive additional disciplinary consequences to having their device confiscated.

List: Top 25 Best High Schools In North Carolina

Choosing the right school for your child can feel like the most important decision in the world. It's a factor in where you purchase a home. Should you shell out the big bucks for private school education? How can you set your child up for success? So many parents stress about these decisions for years and years. Good thing Niche.com is here to help with rankings of schools and universities across the country. They recently released their 2023 rankings of schools. This includes K-12 as well as higher education. You can play around with the filters and view the rankings based on a variety of factors. One of the more intriguing, and important levels of schooling is high school. Preparing for college, gaining admission to the best colleges, and even getting credit hours under your belt is so important. So what are the best high schools in North Carolina? Let's find out.

For this list, we are looking at both public and private schools. The good news the number one spot on this list is a public school. Though it's a specialized one. The rest of the is mainly private schools (and multiple in Charlotte!) with a couple of public schools mixed in. You also will see two Charlotte area public schools in the Top 25. But where did these rankings come from you may ask? According to Niche:

If you're struggling with where to send your child to school hopefully this list will help you narrow it down. These are the 25 best high schools in North Carolina.

25. St. David's School

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Location: Raleigh, NC

Type: Private School

Grades: PK-12

Students: 606

Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1

Student Cell Phones Banned In North Carolina’s Largest School District

At the risk of sounding like the old man in Birkenstocks, sitting on his porch yelling at kids to get off his lawn, I just cannot imagine my mother EVER…

List: Top 25 Best High Schools In North Carolina

25. St. David's School

24. Wake NC State University STEM Early College High School

23. Ardrey Kell High School

22. Marvin Ridge High School

21. East Chapel Hill High School

20. Christ School

19. Chapel Hill High School

18. Panther Creek High School

17. William G. Enloe High School

16. Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill

15. Green Hope High School

14. Forsyth Country Day School

13. Gaston Day School

12. Greensboro Day School

11. Ravenscroft School

10. Salem Academy

9. Charlotte Latin School

8. Charlotte Country Day School

7. Asheville School

6. Providence Day School

5. Raleigh Charter High School

4. The Early College at Guilford

3. Durham Academy

2. Cary Academy

1. North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

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