Comlink: why the big aversion to bumping old threads?!
Mashgiach Agent: I do agree with you that high school age kids do not need cell hones, though I must add that one thing on your point
” we did it for hundreds of years with no issues”
the world is a much scarier place than it was a century ago. Now it would be considered unsafe to drive with out a cell phone, people are less scared to attack others, and there have been too many assault stories making me scared to have my kids drive without taking my cell phone with them.
But that does not justify teenage kids having iPhones!! Or even texting!
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