College Requires Students to Carry GPS Enabled ‘School Phone’
November 27th, 2007Does the College of Knowledge issue dribble bibs to these twits to prevent accidents during lectures? You know, show up to How to Be a Good Slave 101 and Advanced Don’t-Taze-Me-Bro Strategies 400 with your xTreme dribble bib and your hip sKo0lEd phone.
Via: CBS News:
College students at Montclair State University are all talking about a new requirement that will require students to have a cell phone.
CBS 2 HD has learned more on this required feature that is forcing students to dig into their wallets.
At Montclair State, there is no excuse for being out of touch.
“‘School Phone’ I use for campus e-mail, different things like that,” freshman Angela Vuocolo said.
That’s right.
First-year student Vuocolo said ‘School Phone’ — as in a Sprint-operated cell phone — is now mandatory for all students. It’s the first program of its kind in the country.
The cost: $420 a year for a base plan which is bundled into the tuition bill.
It includes just 50 peak voice minutes a month, but unlimited text messaging to any carrier, unlimited campus-based data usage, and student activated emergency GPS tracking.
“What it does is allow students to have an extra pair or group of people watching over them when they’re going from one location to another,” Montclair Police Department Chief Paul Cell said.
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laughing out loud at kevin’s intro to this piece.
Advanced Don’t-Taze-Me-Bro Strategies 400 —
HAHAHAHA. Snork.
Jaysus, I needed a laugh these days. Thanks, Kevin.
Anyone else feel like this is really just another step towards a police state… corp. scam? I think so… whats next logitech putting scan able bar codes on the necks of kindergarten studends for roll… just scan them as they come through the door in the morning and the electronic perimeter will let you know if one escapes… My apologies to logitech i dont really think that you will do that i just used you as an example