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The new Missouri law banning cell phones is stirring strong reactions among parents and students as the school year gets underway.

For parents like Brittni Spears, she said the ban feels like a major step backward in school safety.

"Missouri is asking us parents to trust along the system, meaning that they're trying to keep our kids as safe as possible, and they're expecting us to not have that direct line of communication, said Spears.

Spears, who has a son with ADHD, said cell phones provide her family with both structure and security. She worries most about emergencies, pointing to the reality of school shootings.

As a parent, it makes me nervous, because we do live in a world where school shootings, mass shootings, are a huge part of where we live

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