By Gracie Hart
Review Staff Writer
Published: April 15, 2009
OMG! UR BF is PDA w/UR BFF. FWIW it’s BFO
IDK! WE! G2G
Translation: Oh my gosh. Your boyfriend is having public displays of affection with your best friend forever. For what it’s worth, it’s a blinding flash of obviousness.
Your response: I don’t know. Whatever. I’ve got to go.
It used to be that phones were used for calling people. Nowadays, conversations are being had through shorthand messages typed out and sent between cell phones called texts. Is nothing personal anymore?
Cell phones are all the rage for professionals, parents and children. In recent years, it stood to reason that a child would get their first cell phone when they got a car. It was to be used for emergencies like flat tire phone calls, breakdowns and the occasional “I’m running late” call. Now, children in second grade can be seen comparing phone features on the playground.
As part of the new cell phone epidemic, policies are being made to keep phones out of schools. According to the Orange County Schools’ Student Code of Conduct, section four, letter D, “the use of any type of unauthorized electronic or mechanical device is prohibited during regular school hours unless approved by an administrator. This shall include, but not be limited to, pagers, cellular phones, portable music devices, laser pointers, cameras, etc., or look-alikes.“