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 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:
The 2023 Best High Schools ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state test scores, student-teacher ratio, student diversity, teacher quality, grade school ratings, and the overall quality of the school district. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.
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.
Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.
