Would he be able to put me on permanent invisible if I was never added to his list? I was thinking he would’ve had to add me in order to do that?
He wouldn’t necessarily have to put you on permanent ignore if you’re not on his list. He could simply be doing what i do…I made a category of names of friends i want to be on-line to, so when i log on, i log on invisible mode then change the stealth settings to that one group, to “on-line”. ANYONE else would see me as being off-line. He could be doing this too, so there is no real way of knowing if you are on permanent invisible or he is using the technique i use.

…And really, if it is only in case of emergencys like that, then why is it that it is deemed so much a distraction in the class room? Because people are feckign stupid enough to actually call it. Sure, ok, fine, a call for help, then there should be a way to make it purely outgoing and no incoming calls, or perhaps the idea behind having a phone in every classroom is enough. If you hear gunshots next door or down the hall, you’re going to have at least 5 rooms call the emergency out.

Also, as to your point in having it on…if a family emergency arose where a child would need to be contacted, the office is where the call should go to. The parents call the office, the office makes an announcement during passing time or calls your room or sends someone down there to get you. At which time you go and use one of the many phones in the building. That way, you do not disrupt your class. And even lets say it was on vibrate and you excused yourself from the room to answer it. If you have a particularly dicky teacher who doesn’t trust you, who’s to say it was an emergency? And even then you would have to notify them that you were leaving and then notify the office, all of that, who would have to in turn recall whoever had called you…really it’s a run around. It cuts out so much of the hassle if the office is notified first, they send someone down to get you. Then the teacher is aware, the teacher believes you, the office knows what’s going on and you are removed without consequence.

I see little to no reason why cell phones should be anywhere with a child when in class. The only reason they should even be in the school building is if the child has after school activities and needs to phone someone for a ride home, in which case, once more, the school’s phones more than suffice.

Of course, this is high school I’m talking. College you have a sort of respectful right to do as you please but do so in a manner that does not disturb your class. The professor doesn’t give a flying fireman if you leave in the middle of class. High school teachers, 90% of their job is babysitting.

They are deemed a distraction simply because SOME students apparently don’t know how to use the silent features that comes with the phones. I personally never once called anyone during class time and only once answered when i had 20 missed calls from home, but even then i had teacher approval. Reason being my mom had tried to phone the school to alert me of a family emergency, but my high school made a big deal of not pulling us out for things like that. With me knowing was for me to be alerted to go pick up my brother after school and all. Not all high school’s believe in giving any type of message to a student, even if its “pick up your brother after-school.” You may say that’s what voice mail is for…….but back then on that old phone i had…Voice mail wasn’t one of the features i had access to, i didn’t know the password and the company wouldn’t give me a new one, no point in leaving me voice messages, cuz i never could hear them. Now-a-days, you are mainly right though, no use to have them in class, but when you have stict high schools like mine was, it becomes necessary to find other ways to be alerted. So for me it was on the basis of keep it on, but silent, and never answer or use it for personal calls. And as much as people try to prohibit them completely or try to force them to keep it off, you will always find some parent who is very attached to their child, who will fight against it, for whatever reason they can come up with or even make-up to use against the school, so i don’t see that happening any time soon. Everyone shouldn’t be punished for those people who don’t use the silent feature or that don’t follow the rules of no calling during class time…It ruins it for people who actually do follow…