Blog report

The topic was whether the elementary school students, junior high school students and high school students can have their cellphone in the school or not.
There five panelists; Shino(real name;sorry I couldn't listen her name) is a doctor, and she didn't agree with the opinion that the students can have their mobile phone in the school. Bob is a high school teacher, and he also didn't agree with that opinion. Aiko is a student and she also didn't agree with that opinion. Akiko is a housewife and she has two daughters. She allow them to have thier cellphones because she is worried about thier safety. That's why she agreed to allowance to have thire cellphone. Yukino is a high school student. She didn't have it when she was young. Now she thinks it is important to have it.
At first, Bob said it is no problem to bring the cellphone to the school, but using it during a class is bad. I thought tho opinion was reasonable. Moreover Yukino said that she was shy in front of her friends, so her parents gave it to her. Cellphone made her have confidence to communicate with her friends more. That's why she insisted that it is good for students to have thier cellphone. Then, Shino said to Yukino that Yukino relies on her cellphone too much. That's not so good. And Yukino answered against Shino's opinion that she talks with her friends not only on cellphone or email but directly, so cellphone is just means of becoming friends and contact with them. I thought Shono's pinion was not important at this discussion, so Yukino's opinio was reasonable, I thought.
Next, the focus on doscussuon changed to its safety. Agreed opinion was it is convenient to contact with their children because 60 percent of students go to Juku. And if we give it for our children, we should add the function not to access the bad-influenced information. I thought this is good opinion.
Consensus was that student who can have thier cellphone in the school is only high school. And teachers have to teach to their student about how to use it correctly. If elementaly school and junior high school students want to have their cellphone for their safety, that can be allowed.