• Johnmannesca@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    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.

    • isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      14 hours ago

      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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        9 hours ago

        I still fail to see your reason why removing the kids’ phones is going to solve anything. From my perspective you’re working backwards to justify a ban using outdated logic.