Kids aren't even allow to bring phones to school and keep them hidden in pocket? wow... When I went to school you could use them at lunch. Is this starting to h

Kids aren't even allow to bring phones to school and keep them hidden in pocket? wow... When I went to school you could use them at lunch. Is this starting to happen all over the US or just New York? I'm in Ohio, currently. In class you had to keep them in your pocket or purse and have the ringer off, else teacher would take it and hold it till the end of the day. Wow. Schools are starting to seem more and more like police states. I would like to see schools embrace small gadgets, instead of banning them, some how. I mean they do have lots of educational value if you want to use it for that.