On Hand Phones
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Sorry for the delay, guys. Was caught up in discussions with the rest of the Executive Committee on this Issue.
Anyway, back to the issue at hand, here’re the essentials of what transpired at the meeting.
Several issues arising from the use of hand phones has led the School to reconsider its policy on hand phones. These were the issues the School was concerned with:
1. Usage of hand phones to cheat during exams
2. Usage of hand phones during class
3. Usage of hand phones during break and lunch and in the mornings(when Students could be studying)
4. Usage of hand phones to spread pornography (not explicitly mentioned at the meeting but could be something that led to the School’s reconsideration)
However, the School also has acknowledged the usage of hand phones to contact parents after school and to look for friends/teachers in other parts of the School.
The general consensus is that if those issues justify the ban, then the ban will be put in place.
I need to work out a clear policy on this, something with the consensus of the Executive Committee.
But, here’re my preliminary ideas on how to proceed with this.
1. We’re going to check out the statistics on those issues, i.e. the exact number of Students who use hand phones during class, to see if the ban can be fairly placed on the whole Student population.
2. I personally reject issue 3. There’s nothing wrong with using hand phones during break and lunch. We’re not supposed to be studying during those times anyway. Just a preliminary argument. Not fully developed yet.
3. We’re going to ask the School to delay the implementation of the ban by four months. Two months to reduce the severity of Issue 1 and 2 to an acceptable level and the other two months to maintain this level.
Guys, this is very important. This is not yet official. Those suggestions are what I’m pushing to the Executive Committee. General Meeting is on Wednesday. Feel free to talk with me over MSN on this issue or drop in at our General Meeting to listen to our policy-making on this issue.
_______________________________________________________________________________
The President
Students' Council 2009
is currently on a productivity streak which is expected to end pretty soon.
Anyway, back to the issue at hand, here’re the essentials of what transpired at the meeting.
Several issues arising from the use of hand phones has led the School to reconsider its policy on hand phones. These were the issues the School was concerned with:
1. Usage of hand phones to cheat during exams
2. Usage of hand phones during class
3. Usage of hand phones during break and lunch and in the mornings(when Students could be studying)
4. Usage of hand phones to spread pornography (not explicitly mentioned at the meeting but could be something that led to the School’s reconsideration)
However, the School also has acknowledged the usage of hand phones to contact parents after school and to look for friends/teachers in other parts of the School.
The general consensus is that if those issues justify the ban, then the ban will be put in place.
I need to work out a clear policy on this, something with the consensus of the Executive Committee.
But, here’re my preliminary ideas on how to proceed with this.
1. We’re going to check out the statistics on those issues, i.e. the exact number of Students who use hand phones during class, to see if the ban can be fairly placed on the whole Student population.
2. I personally reject issue 3. There’s nothing wrong with using hand phones during break and lunch. We’re not supposed to be studying during those times anyway. Just a preliminary argument. Not fully developed yet.
3. We’re going to ask the School to delay the implementation of the ban by four months. Two months to reduce the severity of Issue 1 and 2 to an acceptable level and the other two months to maintain this level.
Guys, this is very important. This is not yet official. Those suggestions are what I’m pushing to the Executive Committee. General Meeting is on Wednesday. Feel free to talk with me over MSN on this issue or drop in at our General Meeting to listen to our policy-making on this issue.
_______________________________________________________________________________
The President
Students' Council 2009
is currently on a productivity streak which is expected to end pretty soon.
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