The South Carolina phone law is unconstitutional. It affects the people who need the phones the most, like people who have ill friends or family that need to have it on them. It is also affecting people who don't even have the device out, as one faint noise can cause a Detention note. I am here to get rid of the phone law, or limit the action that is currently being taken. Also, I personally know a person who needs their phone with them. They have an ill father, and they need to communicate with him, because he might be talking with him in his final moments. And when school is 8 hours long, that is valuable time being wasted when you could be with your own ill father. There is also stats stating that phones increase attention span, and how they exercise the mind of one person, and its entertaining! in an article, it states, " In mental health, one of the most important protective factors is our social network.  The more that we can talk to a friend and gain meaningful connection and support from them, the more likely we will be able to cope with the many life stressors that come our way." (Cedar Tree Counselling). The mental benefits of using a phone are shining in the dark. The phones help with mental stress, and this stress is mostly found at school. SO the people using phones in school are the ones suffering from this mental distress.