> Should kids be even allowed to bring a phone into the building? If
>> so, should it be allowed with them?
>> I am curious as to what other people think of this issue. It is
>> presently controversial.
>> Generally speaking I don't think kids "need" cell phones; for a kid
>> they're generally a luxury rather than a need.
>> I don't buy the argument that parents need to be able to reach their
>> kids "since 9/11". "9/11" was a once in a lifetime event. Other
>> disasters, natural or man-created can of course happen, but they are >> rare, too.
> I, for one, agree that no school child needs a cell phone. But then
> I'm an old guy. I don't think they need helmets when riding a bicycle > either.
I think you're right on both, but the second is something that is supported by studies; the first needs definition of what ways in which it might be a problem, and then work to decide if those are indeed the case.