Just when the city’s school chancellor was considering lifting a ban on cell phones, The New York Post reports NYC students are using their cell phones to cheat on tests:
“Kids are using smuggled cell phones to send answers to classmates, store electronic crib notes and even photograph tests and pass them along to classmates, students reported.”
The Post says the students interviewed say cell cheating is rampant, thanks to text messaging and camera phones.
Prior to this story, Schools Chancellor Joel Klein said he was considering lifting the current cell ban in schools. While parents want phone access to their kids in emergencies, the principals’ union wants the ban to remain in effect, citing cheating as one problem.
