Phones Donated for Classroom Emergencies
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Responding to the recent shooting tragedy at a Colorado high school, Gov. Gray Davis announced an agreement Tuesday that will provide 10,000 donated cellular phones for California high school teachers to use in emergencies.
The donation by AirTouch Cellular at Davis’ request is expected to provide wireless phone service for nearly every high school classroom in Orange, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Sacramento counties.
The phones will be programmed to reach law enforcement authorities or school emergency personnel at the touch of a button. They will be unusable for other calls.
Emergency communication systems in public classrooms have been considered by state legislators for years but cast has been a deterrent. AirTouch will pay connection charges for three years.
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