so what i don't understand about usamerican schools is that while we are constantly dealing with school shootings and murders and assault and overdoses and kidnapping we are also taking away phones.
I don't know about you, but being a kid downtown in a big city with a crime issue, the most comforting thing is not going to be not being on my phone in an emergency. nor is it the safest thing. Being in a city where we wont be told if its a drill or if there is a person with a gun, i want to be able to text my family.
I don't know about you, but in a city with a drug and overdose problem, i want to be able to call 911. I want to be able to keep a person safe when i can. i want to be able to call a persons family, to call EMS, to call anyone for someone.
I don't know about you, but if my phone is taken away and a teacher pulls me into his classroom to "talk"i want to be able to be able to record. to call. to do anything.
I don't know about you, but i want to be able to call for help. to be tracked by my family. to do anything in a world where i will not be helped by the people around me.
I don't understand why i would not be able to have my phone. I know they are a "distraction" for so many reasons, but complete bans cannot be the only option. nor can taking them away.