JonathanDnk

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   by JonathanDnk 3y ago

   And another point - how may of those school shootings ended before anyone the student called could do anything whatsoever to impact the situation? You are using 1 in 2500 based on counting all school shootings, but some 98% of those are ove
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   by JonathanDnk 3y ago

   As the article notes, believing that they need their phone to hedge against that possibility and won't be safe without it likely makes their mental health worse, not better.
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   by JonathanDnk 3y ago

   Scroll up to see my reply above - law enforcement and security experts tend to say that children using their phones causing more harm than good during a crisis.
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   by JonathanDnk 3y ago

   Here are some quotes from better experts than myself backing up the same line of thinking: "School leaders at Ashland Middle School in southern Oregon—which has a no cellphones during the school day policy—have worked with local law en
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   by JonathanDnk 3y ago

   I disagree strongly that "more phones is better". Say 500 kids in the school have phones. 250 of them call 911. The vast majority of emergency call centers have zero chance to deal with that volume. So all the emergency responders