Is your kid going to save the day with a cell phone? Do you think in that situation there is not going to be another adult who can call 911?

Yes and yes. Not every emergency effects every room or even every person.

I work in a developmental capacity with people and kids with disabilities. I’ve had clients in classes with their phones in pocket without issue. The Social Workers, Clinicians, Doctors, and other mental health professionals I work with daily prettymuch all do the same for their children, which came up when that wierd ‘national school shooting day’ tiktok trend or whatever happend encouraging it. All of this is coming from a professional place from people who actually have kids of varying ability, who get on just fine like that.

And I’m not sorry that upsets you. I am sorry you got a class of shitty kids, but if you think that ends if cell phones are in back packs I’d say think back to when you were in school, I don’t imagine there was a lack of horrible kids then either.