My sibling teaches and said the parents told the school unequivocally "no" when they tried. Main reason is they want to be able to easily reach their children when picking up or in an emergency (like a shooting).
School busses should be taking care of this; parents should not be acting as kids' personal limo driver.
> or in an emergency (like a shooting).
There exist systems that should be taking care of communicating the status of students in an emergency scenario. Obviously they're not perfect, but having a personal direct line to your child at all times is not a reasonable solution IMO.
A lot of urban schools don’t provide school buses for most students, and/or rely on city public buses with safety issues. So the cars around at first/last bell are still pretty dense. I totally agree though, and would never pick an elementary/middle school not within walking distance.
I could see the value later (my kid is 7) of a feature or watch phone for after/before school emergencies, like if they have activities after school or are walking home on their own. Of course, disable during school hours, a lot of phones support that via parental controls these days (but you still have to allow 911, although not a bad compromise).
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> or in an emergency (like a shooting).
There exist systems that should be taking care of communicating the status of students in an emergency scenario. Obviously they're not perfect, but having a personal direct line to your child at all times is not a reasonable solution IMO.
I could see the value later (my kid is 7) of a feature or watch phone for after/before school emergencies, like if they have activities after school or are walking home on their own. Of course, disable during school hours, a lot of phones support that via parental controls these days (but you still have to allow 911, although not a bad compromise).
> There exist systems that should be taking care of communicating the status of students in an emergency scenario
How is the school going to know the status of all students in an active shooter situation?
Phones in school aren't a problem if you, as a parent, teach proper use and enforce rules. The school can help here too.