Whether it is for use in an emergency, chatting to your friends or keeping in touch with the office, few can deny the benefits.

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Teachers are practiced in emergency drills and there's an evacuation plan on paper in the district office.

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Sokol phoned the office of Constellation CEO Mayo Shattuck III, who was in an emergency board meeting.

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