Just imagine: you’re sitting in class, listening to your teacher lecture -- just a normal day. All of a sudden you get weak in the knees, you tense up, you break into a cold sweat.

Why does this happen? Your life isn’t at risk, the air raid sirens aren’t going off. Why are you so scared? This has happened to every student, most likely: you’re in class, and your cell phone rings.

At this point thoughts are racing through your head, “Did they hear it?” and “Am I in trouble?” According to the handbook, yes you are. The school says that cell phones are not only not supposed to be on during school, but really they shouldn’t even be at school.

But what happens when students get brave and get caught with their cell phone at school? In theory, on the first offense you’re supposed to be written up, and the phone is to be confiscated until the end of the day.

All of this seems fair because a phone ringing in class could interrupt the learning process, but that raises the question: Why can teachers answer and talk on their phones in class? It’s as if the rules don’t even apply to them. But hold on, when a teacher’s phone rings in class, doesn’t that interrupt the learning process as well? I think it does, but maybe I’m wrong.

Still yet though, we get the feeling that the rules don’t seem to apply to them. So OK, let’s rationalize this: If the rules of students don’t apply to teachers, then I guess teachers could come to school and slack off, and not preform any of the tasks that are asked of them and not be punished?

That may be a little far-fetched but it makes a point. Shouldn’t teachers have to obey the same rules as students? If that answer is yes, then next time you’re in class and a cell phone rings, think about who it’s for -- you, or your teacher?