Did your phone let you access nude pictures on Snapchat when you were 8?

Children are different though. Some kids at 8 would do nothing but want the phone, and throw tantrums when they got one.

My first smart phone (I had a ****ty flip one that did just calls for a while) was when I was in year 9 and even that didn't do much because it was ****ing Microsoft and they can't make good phones :laugh:

I didn't get an iPhone until literally last year :skull:

Phones themselves are not the problem most of the time, that’s such a lazy excuse

They aren't the problem, but they're definitley not helping

It's part of the problem.

Parents dont check what the kids get up to or who they chat to

Yeah that’s what I meant. I’ll edit it because I’ve realised that post wasn’t worded the best way

internet access for assignments and just general safety

also if a students stays after school for something they're gonna need it to call their parents

It’s the lazy parent excuse for their kids being knobs

well no

Well then the parents are a bigger problem than the phone. If thy're not fulfilling their duty as a parent.

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None of these are necessary features though.

Every family will have a computer, laptop or tablet that can have controlled access.

Tbf a flip phone for just calling is enough for general safety. Having a calculator and a health app aren't gonnahelp when they're being bundled into a white van

If a students staying after school the next the school will have parents contacts details and all teachers can access these so I'm sure they wouldn't mind letting them know the reasons for the student staying longer

If you raise a kid properly and teach them right from wrong, then 90% of the time, they’ll turn out to be good people no matter what technology is in front of them

I think parents are just gradually getting lazier, kids need discipline, a lot of parents these days want to be friends with their kids rather than be parents and that’s when you get kids without boundaries and fear of repercussions.

Kids should only be allowed to have old Nokias, for emergences. That's a fair compromise.

whenever a parent chooses to give their kid a phone that's a different story but banning them altogether from schools like adam said is not at all progressive or helpful especially in today's society

A bit of stick and a lot of carrot.
Parenting classes wouldn’t come amiss either.
Your kids are not your friends, they are your responsibility, you love and nurture them until they can make big decisions on their own.
You become friends once they become young adults, hopefully.
Kids don’t need money thrown at them, just love..and understanding.

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Oh yeah I wouldn't ban them altogether. All 5 of the high schools in my town have them banned and confiscated if found :skull:

I just don't think they're necessary things until older

what the **** :omgno:

i can't even IMAGINE that

The rule came in last year so I didn't experience it luckily :joker:

wow some of y'all would be AWFUL parents tf :worry:

I know that I'd teach my children proper English. And teach them that it's "you all' and not "y'all"

am not english, am oirish WHEW :dazzler:

No.

Also;

Utter nonsense :idc:

I think that 8 year olds would be watching Cartoons and playing Video Games on the Mobile Phone rather than being on Snapchat tbf.