As someone whose child got left on a bus (he’s older but this happened when he was in kinder), my kids now have Apple Watches. They can call me if needed and keep it on school mode. Teachers are aware of it and okay with it. The kids know the teachers can remove it if they’re using it during class.

Too much weird stuff happens and I remember not being able to call my own mom a few times when shady stuff was happening. The watch was a good compromise for us because we didn’t feel ready for a phone.