Some schools allow students to bring them to school as long as they aren't turned on. They aren't allowed in classes during tests, of course; then they're either kept in lockers or brought up front to the teacher's desk until the student leaves the classroom.
I think a combination of the ubiquitousness of cell phones plus their usefulness in emergencies has led to relaxing the ban on them in schools and other places. Not all places do allow them, of course. I suspect they're much more disruptive in middle schools simply because of the immaturity of the students, and barely an issue in elementary grades.
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