[vaylian]

I skimmed the wikipedia article on the event[1] but I don't see anything that explains the role of kid's phones in the event. Can you elaborate?

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvalde_school_shooting

[wildrhythms]

In short, the police department's involvement (or lack thereof) has made parents feel that they can't rely on the police to communicate or coordinate during a mass shooting.