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Norwalk officer: phones on students can slow emergency response; recommends no phones during lockdowns
Summary
Sergeant Brian Hamm told attendees that phones carried by students during emergency lockdowns can cause mass calls, traffic congestion and delays for emergency responders, and said schools should avoid having phones on students during crisis events.
Sergeant Brian Hamm, the school resource officer supervisor with Norwalk Public Police, urged families to keep phones off students during lockdowns and similar emergency events.
"Having the phone on you during any type of crisis event would be a problem," Hamm said. He explained that when one parent receives information they often call or drive to the…
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