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Not angry at all. That's too bad you read it that way. Loquacious, perhaps...nobody's perfect. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
No. No, you wouldn't. You'd most likely be going on about your day, like most days, ringing up some customer or finishing some spreadsheet, blissfully ignorant about the exact details of your kid's exact moments in school...until that notification from the school comes in. But you insist a call from your child in the midst of a crisis, hiding from your hypothetical sniper or in the middle of a tornado warning, would be more effective and less panic-inducing.
I find it interesting that instead of saying something about smartphones and aiding in-school research/studies, you immediately jump to "red alert emergency!"
I'm suggesting that something with the status quo regarding kids' education and smartphones is not working. I'm suggesting since the good people of Indiana apparently insist on giving their K-12 children smartphones yet can't teach them responsible usage, that you think that it's better your children "interact" via TikTok or Instagram or crush candy instead of during Algebra 101, Social Studies or during lunch period, the good state of Indiana and its educators should restrict children's smartphone usage during school hours. It's not unreasonable.
Better yet, teach your kids to leave the phones at home, Mom and Dad. But since you didn't teach 'em that, well...here we are. Peace.
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Yeah I don't think it's very reasonable to get a call in the middle of something traumatic, for a moment by moment update, more like this just happened and I'm out or safe or what ever.
I don't support phones in class either, I just don't think they need to lock them up. Maybe just put them up?
I feel like kids have tons of access to tools for learning and Chromebooks now,.not super worried about needing a phone in class for research.