In my school, there used to be numerous rules and regulations. While everything seemed acceptable during the junior years, some of the restrictions seemed illogical when I reached the senior classes. And, one of them was the rule of “bringing no mobile phone under any circumstances”. Despite the stringent authorities, there were always some rebels trying to bring in revolution.

When I was in school, cell phones were not extremely popular. However, despite the exorbitant prices, my parents still got me one.  I had to spend a lot of time outside the house because of school and tuitions, so my parents wanted to stay in touch.

The then principal of our school completely banned a cell phone on the campus as she believed that such a device was a distraction during the class. Adhering to this rule, I never dared to take the phone to my school. Even if I did, I switched it off and handed it to the reception or my class in-charge.

However, some students used to sneak phones into the classroom and create a lot of nuisance, leaving everybody disturbed and worrisome. As a result of this, the authorities started with an inspection every morning where everybody’s bags and pockets were checked. And, no doubt, there were plenty of phones that were being seized each day.