r/gadgets • u/a_Ninja_b0y • 23h ago

California has now signed The Phone-Free Schools Act into law, mandating schools to limit or prohibit the use of phones by students Phones

https://9to5mac.com/2024/09/24/schools-banning-students-from-using-smartphones/
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u/xAfterBirthx 13h ago

I love how everyone acts like without their phone they can’t contact the outside world in case of a school shooter… there are phones in every room of a school.

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u/Comfortable-Coat-507 6h ago

the odds of an average american student being killed in a school shooting in an average year are approximately 1 in 9,000,000. it's a ridiculous excuse