How to take an iPhone to a school where phones are banned?

[danielspencer2]

I have been reading that some high schools in the usa have banned cell phones and some have metal detectors when students enter the school. So will the iPhone set off a metal detector? If so, if you put the iPhone inside a box will the metal detector still go off?

[kdarling]

Why take a chance on losing your iPhone at a school that might confiscate it (or someone steal it)?

Leave it at home.

[JoeT]

Originally Posted by danielspencer2

So will the iPhone set off a metal detector?

Yes.

Originally Posted by danielspencer2

If so, if you put the iPhone inside a box will the metal detector still go off?

Yes.


The only way to make an iPhone not set off a metal detector is to not pass it through.

[acosmichippo]

well, there is a ton of metal in it, so if the detectors are halfway decent, they will find it.

[Elbacanazo920]

don't take the chance. The dean might try to keep it for himself and say he never got it I'd someone came in his office and stole it. (could happen)

[Lincoln]

Just don't take it. Simple.

- John

[scandalex]

Originally Posted by kdarling

Why take a chance on losing your iPhone at a school that might confiscate it (or someone steal it)?

Leave it at home.

Great answer!!! Why take the chance unnecessarily? And it seems like these days, they're not looking to confiscate the lil cheapie phones- but the most expensive ones- and then hold on to them until the end of the year.

I've quite a few friends, that upon learning their kids phone was taken, showed up at the school before the teacher had a chance to stash it, and retrieved it.

Personally, I think it BS that a child cant have their phones in school. I live in Killadelphia where the murder rate in the middle of Dec. was 369!

Instead of worrying if children are carrying phones, concentrated efforts should be placed on all the guns that get it.

[Medeiros2227]

seiously you just asked if a METAL phone will be detected by a METAL detector ... Hmm seems silly , the onpy way they wont find it is if you put it in a lead box . And you shouldnt leave it at home , you bought it to use it .

[kokogirl]

Sneaking a phone into school when it is not allowed does not seem like a good idea. If you think the rules are unfair, then make an intelligent decision to try to change them. Write the school board, get signatures, get your parents involved etc.

I have no idea why you cannot have a phone in school (my kids can if I sign a waiver and they keep them off during school hours). It seems like a good rule to try to get changed. You can make a difference if you go do it the right way.

[acosmichippo]

a lot of schools disallow cell phones to prevent drug dealing... and a more practical reason because they're a distraction... texting or watching videos while in class isn't very helpful in an educational environment.