Reply To: Cell phones for children (or parents)

I think first of all, all schools and camps should strictly enforce a no cell phone policy. They should make sure there are ample payphones available throughout. Also the teachers and principals should absolutely not walk around talking or texting on their own phones. It gives a terrible mixed hypocritical message.

The truth is, why on earth do the teachers and principals have to have cell phones? It seems to me that other than people involved in medicine or emergency type’s of professions, the entire concept of needing a phone with them 24 hours a day wherever they go is crazy. It takes away any sense of privacy and freedom. The fact that no matter where you are or what your doing you can be interrupted by a phone call in your pants pocket seems quite odd to me.

People that live on and support their families with tzedokah handouts all have cell phones. doesn’t this seem odd to you? Why must every man woman and child in our community have to be equipped with a cell phone? If a family can not afford to pay their grocery bill and ask for tzedoka, how is it right to openly walk around with cell phones when they clearly are not in positions that necessitate having them?

Basically they are asking for tzedoka handouts to first of all pay for their entire families use of individual cell phones and only after that gets paid via tzedoka, do they then pay their tuition’s, grocery bills etc. It just seems wrong and totally out of control. Talk about the need to keep up with the Jonses at all expenses!