precaution

Giving examples, Chait said a school lockdown by itself would not be a big enough emergency to allow students to access phones because such actions can be short — sometimes 10 minutes — and are often taken as a safety precaution in response to issues taking place off-campus.

Two weeks ago Dowden was taken to hospital as a "precaution" after she began "feeling unwell".

But supporters of Proposition 3 said that the precaution was necessary, warning of potential rulings from a conservative Supreme Court majority that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump helped appoint.

Proposition 3 would repeal the outdated clause and instead enshrine marriage as a “fundamental right” for all — a precaution that supporters including Gov. Gavin Newsom said was necessary in case of potential conservative Supreme Court rulings.

The following day, a spokesperson for the dancer said the ambulance "was called as a precaution" and that she was now "feeling much better".