Handphone Ruling

Malaysia's education minister, Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein recently announced that handphones would be banned from students in all schools effective immediately. I tend to agree with this wise decision of his. Just imagine, if students are allowed to bring handphones to their schools, what chaos might occur. Handphones will be ringing right in the middle of a class, disturbing the teacher's and students' peace and concentration at that very moment. On the other hand, students might want to make unnecessary calls to their parents, family or friends. These actions disrupts the flow of classroom lessons. Need to contact your loved ones in moments of emergency? Don't every school have a telephone?