Nan wrote:
On 8 Aug 2006 23:42:18 -0700, "L." wrote:

greccogirl wrote:
My god, what the children of the world do, before cell phones? I guess
they were just abused by having to go to camp without a phone! ROTFLMAO
A lot of them got in trouble and had no way to contact anyone for help.
I want my child to have the means to contact me anytime, anywhere,
regardless of anyone else's policies.

Thinking back when I went to camp.... there was no place that we could
have gotten into trouble to the extreme you're thinking of, without
someone knowing. The camps do have responsible adults around, and
they don't let your kid go running off to doG knows where, without
supervision.

I rather suspect the concern is being abused in
some way, either by camp staff or by other campers.
Obviously, if it's the child him- or herself who's
causing trouble, he or she is not going to haul out
the cellphone to report him- or herself ;-) Now, one
can argue whether such situations are a big enough risk
to warrant insisting that the child have a cellphone...

Best wishes,
Ericka