cell phone ban lifted

So as of yesterday January 7th, 2015 it was announced on the news that the cell phone that has been places on public schools in New York City has now been lifted. This ban has been in place for about 8 years now. I think that this ban being lifted is actually a good thing to some extent. I say this because I feel as though this is a rule that has been in place for a long time that still gets broken. I feel as though this can give parents peace at mine especially with all of the things that has been going on in today's society, I know that many parents will feel better knowing that if anything like an emergency were to happen they will be able to contact their children. That goes both ways children can contact their parents too. I also feel as though this can be a benefit to the schools as well. I believe this because I know that many schools have limited resources as far as technology (i.e computers) so with some students having smart phones that will allow certain works to be done on their cellular devices. Also with this ban being lifted it can save parent as well as students money when it comes to paying to storing cell phones in cell phone truck storing vendors. Although all of these things can be considered to be good there are cons as well. Now that students will no longer need the services of the cell phone vendors, they may end up going out of business.