School's shouldn't ban cell phone use as it has many consequences. I will lay out my two contentions and end with a conclusion. My first contention, cell phones help decrease stress among students. Simply put, having a "rest break" between periods allows students to destress from the constant load of schoolwork at any given day. Cell phone usage allows students to "refresh" and in turn, can boost academic performance. Moving on to my second contention; safety. God forbid an accident happens a school, cell phones permit students to call trusted individuals at any given time which ensures that student safety doesn't get compromised. As a society, it is unacceptable to deem cellphones as "distracting" when they have multiple benefits such as the stress and safety factor. Judge, knowing this, I hope you'll do whats right for our students. Vote con.