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More Americans now support banning phones all day at school, not just in class (www.techspot.com)
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[–] 2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

They wouldn't call their parents, they would warn the other kids on the other side of the building

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (3 children)

    Schools have alarm systems for a reason. You can get the exact same effect without sacrificing educational quality. You can set up dedicated active shooter pull alarms if you wish. And every classroom has a phone in it. You can have a system where a teacher enters a code on the phone, and an active shooter alarm throughout the building.

    I just see a lot of backwards logic here. You're starting with your conclusion of "let students keep their phones," and then trying to find a reason to justify that.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

    My logic is more along the richness of the messaging capabilities; are you aware how ineffective it truly is to have a standardized procedure for a school shooting? It's not just bullets to worry about, it's bombs too, and there's plenty reason to have a device handy to communicate that.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    Why not just have the teachers make a phone call? You have wall phones in every classroom. There's zero need for the kids to have phones.

    Yes, you can find niche scenarios where every kid having a phone may be useful, but we're already talking about very rare events. We're sacrificing our children's education for the sake of minute physical safety risks.

    There are dozens of teachers, teacher's aids, and staff in a school. They can all have cell phones. You're just starting with the conclusion, "let's find reasons for kids to have phones," and working backward from there.

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