This year, ESA's administration has made a statement regarding new highly restrictive policies on cellphone use. We believe that this is in contradiction with ESA's longstanding values of self responsibility and freedom. If students should take pride in the lack of locks on lockers and ease of access to the outdoors, why does it make sense to place heavy and strict guidelines on electronics out of the blue? As students, we want to be proud of our school and the freedoms it grants us. Criminalizing cellphone use will undoubtedly hurt our morale, especially as we return from covid-19 excited for a more relaxed and unrestrictive atmosphere, not one where policing electronic use is harsh and unnecessary.