Responses to last week’s Tele-Talk question — “Do you think students should be allowed to use their cellphones during school lockdowns?” — drew wide agreement that students should be able to use phones in a lockdown; communication with parents was often cited as the reason. Some disagreed saying phones can spread misinformation. The full selection of responses is printed here.
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