> their main issue was that if kids cell phones were in their lockers, how would they text their parents to say they were ok when their school had a shooting.

> their main issue was that if kids cell phones were in their lockers, how would they text their parents to say they were ok when their school had a shooting. If the main purpose is just texting with their parents in case of emergency, they could get an old-fashioned pager for that. I heard that these devices are a pretty severe explosion hazard though.