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> many critics insisting their children need phones in case of an emergency The school could always call the parent, or the parent could always call the school
by ilikecakeandpie 3y ago
> many critics insisting their children need phones in case of an emergency
The school could always call the parent, or the parent could always call the school, right? Does the minute it might take the kid to answer the phone at the teacher's desk or walk to the office make that much of a difference?
The only way I see this being something that's truly time critical is if they're using "emergency" as a euphemism for school shooting.
- phyllistine 3y ago> The only way I see this being something that's truly time critical is if they're using "emergency" as a euphemism for school shooting. Parents are regularly getting notified about school shootings several minutes before the police. I absolutely do not want a school taking my kid's phone in this increasingly common case.
- ilikecakeandpie 3y agoI get that, and maybe I'm being incredibly naive, but can't the schools utilize existing pipelines to inform the parents immediately? When we had a snow day, they'd call with an automated message and let us all know. Isn't there something in place to do the same for emergency situations? If not, wouldn't that be something relatively simple to build?
- mkr-hn 3y agoThe existing pipeline is increasingly an app. (anecdotally from friends with kids in school)
- cududa 3y agoI hope your kid is never in a shooting, but what would you knowing 3 minutes before cops about a school shooting accomplish?