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[–] esaru 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why not banning them in schools, are they needed for studying?

[–] lemming934@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In the US you sometimes hear that phones in class are necessary to see if your kids are OK in a school shooting scenario.

I think this isn't a good argument, since school shootings are rare, and it's unclear if each student having a phone would do more harm than good in that kind of situation.

[–] blindsight 2 points 4 months ago

Also, dumb phones are fine. SMS and phone calls aren't a problem, it's smart phones that are addiction machines.