Scheduling and safety are the main reasons parents want their children to have access to cell phones during school hours. Of the parents polled: 1. 99% want to be able to contact their children and have their children contact them via cell phone in an emergency. 2. 99% want their children to be able to contact them by cell phone if an unsafe situation arises on the way to or from school. 3. 84% want cell phone contact between themselves and their children during school hours if there are changes in schedules. 4. 71% say their children need cell phones at school because school administrators won't allow them to use the office phone except in cases of illness or emergency.
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