Parents, Pleeeaaase don’t let your kids go to school with their cell phones. I know that you want them to be able to call you whenever they want. I know that you don’t want them to feel deprived or different from their peers. I know that they need help if they miss the bus. And I really understand that you don’t want to deal with the temper tantrums they will throw if you take the phone away.

But let me tell you what you’re allowing to happen to them when the phones go to school with them. I know this because they tell me all the time.

One: They have a very hard time keeping on task at school. Whether kids are 10 or 18, concentrating on boring schoolwork is tough, even if your child doesn’t have ADD. Phones tempt them to text one another in class, peek on Facebook, look things up on Google and even cheat on their work. So when the phone’s in the pocket, half of their mind really isn’t there.

Two: You give creepy people full access to your son or daughter. Yup. You think that your kids reach out only to kids they know but…