TX high school placed under lockdown after students storm out of classes over cell phone ban

[Prometheus]

A high school in Houston went into lockdown on Friday after hoards of students stormed out of their classrooms in protest of the school's cell phone ban. James Madison High School staff called for a shelter-in-place as a precaution after physical violence broke out the day before the new policy was instituted, according to the New York Post.

Principal Edgar Contreras told parents that the "school is currently on lockdown due to concern over recent fights that have occurred on campus."

“As you know, we communicated yesterday that, beginning on Monday, students will not be allowed to use their cell phones – at any time – while they are inside the school building. Cell phones have been at the center of fights that have broken out at our school,” he continued.

Students at the high school have been upset since the announcement about the new rule, which would require all students to turn in their phones to the front desk before they begin class each day. The students would be allowed to get their phones at the end of the day or if there is an emergency, according to the Houston Chronicle.

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https://www.theblaze.com/news/tx-high-school-placed-under-lockdown-after-students-storm-out-of-classes-over-cell-phone-ban

[+ MrDawn]

Now a days, cellphone are a necessity and the schools often don't let students use the office phone if they need to speak to their parents. 

[Prometheus]

How are they a necessity that the kid can't wait until after class or the school day is finished? If the school is prohibiting use of their phones for the purpose of calling parents, the parents could have grounds for a lawsuit or filing an injunction against the school board and district.