I’m a student with epilepsy, and I need my phone in order to have my medical ID on me at all times. Also, what happens when I can’t say goodbye to my parents in a school shooting?
i’m a student in texas, and this ban is not fair. i actually focus better listening to music on my phone, and i use my phone to get help with school stuff when teachers aren’t available. phones aren’t just distractions they’re tools, and they keep us safe during emergencies. instead of wasting money on this, put it toward real safety like preventing weapons in school or helping students with mental health. this law doesn’t protect us it just takes away what helps us.
what if theres an emergency like a school shooting? i dont trust texas schools to keep me safe, especially if i wouldnt even be able to contact my family in that situation. what if a family members in the hospital? there are so many things that we need our phones to feel safer with. my mom struggles with her health severely, what if something happens to her and i cant even know until after the school day? banning our phones is inconsiderate of all these things that may be happening in students lives where theyd need to contact a parent. theyre not always a distraction